biforine

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
    — 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[…]

词形变化

biforines plural

词源

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