biforine
biforine noun: an oval sac or cell, found in the idioblasts of the leaves of certain araceous plants, with an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are emitted.
Noun
biforine (plural biforines)
- An oval sac or cell, found in the idioblasts of the leaves of certain araceous plants, with an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are emitted.
- The true biforines when separated from the other tissues in water, rapidly discharge the crystals from one or both ends of the cells, and often with such force as to drive the cells backwards like a rocket[…]1871, The American Naturalist: Volume 5, page 336
Forms of biforine
| plural | biforines |
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Origin of biforine
From Latin biforis, biforus (“having two doors”), from bis (“twice”) + foris (“door”).
Questions about biforine
- What does biforine mean?
- Biforine means an oval sac or cell, found in the idioblasts of the leaves of certain araceous plants, with an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are emitted.
- What part of speech is biforine?
- Biforine is a noun.
- What is the plural of biforine?
- The plural of biforine is biforines.
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