Meaning of biforine | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

Examples

“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[…]”

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