Bicrural 



OF BOTANICAL TERMS. 



Binate 



Com- 



tures or rounded teeth, 

 pare Doubly-crenate. 

 BlCRU'RAL, having two legs or 

 narrow elongations, as the lip 

 of the "man-orchis." 

 BlCtiS'PID, having two sharp 

 stiff points or cusps; bicuspi- 

 date. 

 BICUS'PiDATE, see Bicuspid. 

 BIDEN'TATE, having two teeth. 



Compare Doubly-dentate. 

 BIDi^'lTATE, having two finger- 

 like divisions. 

 BlD'tJOUS, lasting two days only. 

 BlEN'NtAL (adj.), living two 

 years, or requiring two seasons 

 to come to maturity. 

 BlEN'NtAL, (n.) ( a plant which 

 usually matures its fruit the 

 second year aud then dies. 

 BIFACIAL, applied to leaves 

 which have a distinct upper 

 and lower surface differing in 

 texture. Compare Centric. 

 BIFA'RlOtfS, pointing in two 

 directions; two-ranked; disti- 

 chous. 

 BITER, a plant which ripens 



fruit twice a year. 

 BlF'EROu'S, fruiting twice a year. 

 BI'FiD, divided about to the mid- 

 dle in two parts; two-cleft. 

 BlF'IDATE, see Bifid. 

 BIFiS'TULAR, containing two 



tubular openings. 

 BIFLO'RATE, see Biflorous. 

 BIFLO'ROUS, two-flowered. 

 BlFO LLATE, having two leaves 



or leaflets. 

 BIFO'LiOLATE, having two leaf- 

 lets. 

 BlFdLLiCULAR, with a double 



follicle. 

 BIFO'RATE, having two perfora- 

 tions, as the anthers of Rhodo- 

 dendron. 

 BlF'ORlNE, a peculiar cell con- 



taining raphides found in 

 arums and certain other plants 

 —so called because when 

 placed in water they become 

 turgid and discharge their con- 

 tents, often from both ends. 

 BIF'OROtJS, see Biforate. 

 BI'FRdNS, having two faces or 

 aspects; growing on both sur- 

 faces of a leaf (amphigeuous). 

 BlFu"R'CATE, forked; divided 



into two branches. 

 BIFURCATED, see Bifurcate. 

 BIFtfRCA'TION, division into 



two branches. 

 BlFtfR'COtfS, see Bifurcate. 

 BIGEM'INATE, twice paired, as 

 a decompound leaf with two 

 pairs of leaflets, i.e., having a 

 forked petiole with a pair of 

 leaflets at the end of each divi- 

 sion; bicon jugate. 

 BI'GENER, see Genus-Hybrid. 

 BIGLAND'tLAR, having two 



glands or gland-like bodies. 

 BlJti'GATE, having two pairs, as 

 a leaf with two pairs of leaflets. 

 BiJu"GOu"S, see Bijugate, 

 BILA'BlATE, see Labiate. 

 BIlAM'ELLAR, see Bilamel- 



LATE. 



BIlAM'ELLATE, of two plates 



or lamellae. 

 BIlAM'ELLATED, see Bilamel- 



LATE. 



BILATERAL, two-sided. 

 BILO'BATE, two-lobed. 

 BILO'BATED, see Biuobate. 

 BI'LOBED, see Bilobate. 

 BIl6C'ULAR, two-celled— ap- 

 plied to ovaries, anthers, etc. 

 BImACULATE, having two spots. 

 BImAC'ULATED, see Bimacu- 



LATE. 



BI'NARt, in twos; double. 

 BI'NATE, in twos or pairs; con- 

 jugate—said of two 1 



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