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biforine Bot.|ˈbɪfəraɪn| [f. L. bifor-is having folding doors or two openings (f. bi- two + foris door) + -ine.] A minute oval sac found in the green pulpy part of some leaves; so called from discharging its contents by an opening at each end.
1842in Brande. 1870Bentley Bot. 34 Such cells have been called Biforines. |