Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biforine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-forine
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

"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[…]"

Etymology

From Latin biforis, biforus (“having two doors”), from bis (“twice”) + foris (“door”).

Inflected Forms

biforines (plural)

Questions

What does biforine mean?: 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.
Where does biforine come from?: From Latin biforis, biforus (“having two doors”), from bis (“twice”) + foris (“door”).

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