biforine
Meanings
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.
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin biforis, biforus (“having two doors”), from bis (“twice”) + foris (“door”).
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