a. [f. L. bifāri-us two-fold, double.]
1. Two-fold, double, ambiguous. arch. or Obs.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Bifarious, that which may be spoken two ways.
1707. E. Ward, Hud. Rediv., II. VII. 3. Some strange, mysterious Verity In old bifarious Prophesy.
1770. Month. Rev., 18. To exercise her bifarious talents.
2. Bot. Ranged in two rows.
1846. Dana, Zooph. (1848), 645. Polyps seriate, or bifarious.
1876. Harley, Mat. Med., 380. Turmeric.Leaves bifarious.