biforate

biforate
\(ˈ)bī|fōˌrāt, ˈbīfəˌ-, ˈbifəˌ-, (ˈ)bī|fōrə̇t\ adjective
Etymology: from (assumed) New Latin biforatus, from New Latin bi- (I) + Latin foratus pierced, bored, past participle of forare to bore — more at bore
biology : having two perforations

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/buy fawr"ayt, -fohr"-, buy"feuh rayt', bif"euh-/, adj. Biol.
having two pores or perforations.
[1835-45; BI-1 + L foratus perforated, ptp. of forare to bore]

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biforate, a.
(baɪˈfɔərət, ˈbɪfəreɪt)
[f. bi- prefix2 1 + forate, ad. L. forātus pierced.]
‘Having two openings’ (Gray Bot. Text-bk. 1880); having two perforations, as the anther of the rhododendron.
in Brande.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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