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annus, year.] Lasting for two 

 years (tot.). 



bifacial (blfa'slal, blfa'shal, blfas'yal) 

 a. [L. fa's, twice ; fades, face.] 

 Appl. leaves with distinct upper 

 and lower surfaces ; dorso-ventral 

 (tot.). 



bifarious (blfa'rlus) a. [L. bis, twice ; 

 fart, to speak.] Arranged in two 

 rows ; one row on each side of 

 an axis (tot.). 



bifid (bifid) a. [L. bis, twice ; findere, 

 to split.] Forked, opening with a 

 median cleft (zool., tot.). 



biflabellate (bfflabel'at) a. [L. bis, 

 twice ; flabellum, fan.] Doubly 

 flabellate, each side of the antennal 

 joints sending out flabellate pro- 

 cesses (zool.}. 



biflagellate (blflajeTat) a. [L. bis, 

 twice ; flagellum, whip.] Having 

 two lash-like appendages or flag- 

 ella (zool., bot.). 



biflex (bl^ks) a. [L. bis, twice ; 

 flectere, to bend.] With two 

 curves. 



biflorate (blflo'rat) a. [L. bis, twice ; 

 flora, flowers.] Producing two 

 flowers, or bearing two flowers 

 (bot.). 



bifoliate (bifo'liat) a. [L. bis, twice ; 

 folium, leaf.] Appl. compound leaf 

 with two leaflets (bot.). 



biforin (blf'orin) . [L. bis, twice ; 

 fort's, door.] An oblong raphidian 

 cell opening at each end (bot.). 



bifurcate (blfur'kat) a. [L. bis, twice; 

 /urea, fork.] Forked ; having two 

 prongs (bot., zool.) ; having two 

 joints, the distal V-shaped and 

 attached by its middle to the 

 proximal (zool.). 



bigeininate (bijem'inat) a. [L. bis, 

 twice ; gcminus, double.] Doubly- 

 paired ; twin-forked (bot.). 



bljugate (bijoo'gat) a. [L. bis, twice ; 

 jugare, to join.] With two pairs of 

 leaflets (bot.). 



bilabiate (bila'biat) a. [L. bis, twice ; 

 labium, lip.] Two-lipped, as some 

 corollas (tot.). 



bilamellar (bllam'elar, bllameTar) a. 

 [L. bis, twice ; lamella, plate.] 

 Formed of two plates ; having two 

 lamellae (bot., zool.). 



bilaminar (bllam'inar) a. [L. bis, 

 twice; lamina, thin plate.] Having 



two plate-like layers ; diploblastic 

 (zool.). 



bilateral (bllat'eral) a. [L. bis, twice ; 

 latus, side.] Having two sides 

 symmetrical about an axis. 



bile (bil) n. [L. bilis, bile.] The 

 secretion of the liver (phys.). 



biliary (bil'iari) a. [L. bilis, bile.] 

 Conveying or pert, bile (phys.). 



bilicyanin (bil'isl'anin) n. [L. bilis, 

 bile ; Gk. kyanos, dark blue.] A 

 blue pigment found in renal calculi 

 (Phys.\ 



bilirubin (bil'iroo'bin) n. [L. bilis, 

 bile ; ruber, red.] A reddish-yellow 

 bile pigment (phys.). 



biliverdin (bil'Tvgr'din) . [L. bilis, 

 bile ; F. vert, green.] A green bile 

 pigment formed by oxidation of 

 bilirubin (phys.). 



bilobate (bllo'bat) a. [L. bis, twice ; 

 Gk. lobos, rounded flap.] Having 

 two lobes. 



bilobular (bllob'ular) a. [L. bis, 

 twice ; L. Ipbulus, dim. of lobus, 

 lobe.] Having two lobules. 



bilocellate (bfloseTat) a. [L. bis, 

 twice ; locellus, dim. of locus, place.] 

 Divided into two compartments 

 (bot.). 



bilocular (bllok'ular) a. [L. bis, twice ; 

 locus, place.] Containing two 

 cavities or chambers (bot.). 



biloculine (bllok'ulin) a. [L. bis, 

 twice ; loculus, little place.] Two- 

 chambered. 



bilophodont (bllof'odont) a. [L. bis, 

 twice ; Gk. lophos, ridge ; odous, 

 tooth.] Appl. molar teeth of tapir, 

 which have ridges joining the two 

 anterior and two posterior cusps 

 (zool.). 



bimaculate (blmak'ulat) a. [L. bis, 

 twice ; macula, spot.] Marked 

 with two spots or stains (zool.). 



bimanous (blm'anus) a. [L. bis, twice ; 

 manus, hand.] Having two hands ; 

 appl. certain of the primates 

 (zool.). 



bimastism (blmas'tizm) n. [L. bis, 

 twice ; Gk. mastos, breast.] Condi- 

 tion of having two mammae (zool.). 



bimuscular (blinus'kular) a. [L. bis, 

 twice ; musculus, muscle.] Having 

 two muscles (zool.). 



binary fission, the division of a cell 

 into two by an apparently simple 



