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dentate, a., bi-d$nt'-dt, in bot., 

 having two tooth-like processes. 



biennial, a., bi-Zn'm-al (L. bien- 

 nium, the space of two years 

 from bis, twice; annus, a year), 

 continuing or lasting throughout 

 two years; applied to plants 

 which do not bear flowers and 

 seed till the second year, and then 

 die: n., a plant that stands two 

 years, and then dies. 



bifarious, a., bi-fdr'i-us (L. bi- 



fdr'ms, two-fold, double from 

 bis, twice ;fari, to speak, to say), 

 in bot., placed in two rows, one 

 on each side of an axis. 



bifid, a., ttf'ftd or blf-td (L. Vtftdus, 

 cleft or divided into two parts 

 from bis, twice ; fidi, I cleft or 

 split), forked ; cleft in two ; 

 opening with a cleft, but not 

 deeply divided. 



biflex, a., U'-fleks (L. bis, 'twice; 

 flexus, bent, curved), in the sheep, 

 designating a canal between the 

 digits, so called from the peculiar 

 curve which it takes ; also called 

 the * interdigital canal. ' 



bi-foliate, a., bi-fol'-t-dt (L. bis, 

 twice ; folidtus, leaved), in bot., 

 applied to compound leaves 'hav- 

 ing two leaflets : bi-follicular, 

 a., bl-ftil'ik'-ul-ar (L. bis, twice; 



folliculus, a small bag or sack), 

 in bot., having a double follicle. 



biforine, n., bif'dr-m (L. bifdris, 

 having two doors from bis, 

 twice ; foris, a door), in bot. , 

 an oblong raphidian cell, having 

 an opening at each end. 



bifurcate, a., bi-ferk'dt (L. bis, 

 twice, double ; furca, a fork), in 

 bot. , forked ; divided into two as 

 a fork into its two branches : 

 bifurcation, n., bi'ferk-d'-shun, 

 a division into two branches. 



bigeminate, a., U-j$m'4n<at (L. 

 bis, twice ; geminus, double), in 

 bot. , doubly paired, or four in all ; 

 twin-forked. 



Bignoniaceae, n. plu., Ug'non-i'd'- 

 && (in honour of Abbe Bignori), 

 the Trumpet-flower family, an 



Order 'having many showy plants, 

 whose flowers are frequently large 

 and trumpet-shaped: Bignoniese, 

 n. plu., big^nou'i-^e, a Sub-order: 

 Bignonia, n., big-nori'i-ft, a genus 

 whose species are conspicuous 

 objects in tropical forests : Big- 

 nonia chica, tshlk'-a (chica, Indian 

 name, a beauty, a pretty girl ; 

 chico, small), a plant from which 

 the Indians obtain a red ochreous 

 matter for painting their bodies ; 

 a fermented liquor among the 

 Indians. 



bijugate, a., bi'jdog-dt or bidj'- 

 dog > at (L. bvjugus, yoked two 

 together from bis, twice ; jugum, 

 a yoke), applied to a compound 

 leaf having two pairs of leaflets. 



bikh, n., 'bik; bish, n., bish; or 

 nabee, n., nd*be', native names 

 for the powerful East Indian 

 poison extracted from the root 

 of Aconitum ferox. 



bi-labiate, a., bi-ldb'-t-dt (L. bis, 

 twice; labium, a lip), in bot., 

 having -the mouth of a tubular 

 organ divided into two parts; two- 

 lipped. 



bi-lamellar, a., bi-ldm<el-ldr (L. 

 lamella, a thin plate), in bot., 

 having two lamellae or flat di- 

 visions; formed of two plates ; 

 also bi -lamellate, a., -lam'-M-ldt, 

 in same sense. 



bilateral, a., bi-ldt^r-dl (L. bis, 

 twice; Idtus, a side, Idteris, of a 

 side), in bot. , arranged on opposite 

 sides ; in zool., having two sym- 

 metrical sides. 



bile, n., bil (L. bilis, bile), a thick, 

 yellow, bitter liquor separated in 

 the liver, and collected in the 

 gall bladder; the hepatic se- 

 cretion: biliary, a., Ul'-yer-i, of 

 or relating to the bile : 'bilious, 

 a., btt'-y&s, pert, to or affected 

 by bile : bilin, n.,, bil'-m, a 

 gummy, pale, yellow mass, said 

 to be the principal constituent of 

 the bile. 



bilifulvine, n., Ul'-l-fulv'-m (L. 

 'bilis, bile ; fulvus, tawny yellow), 



