Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous (?), a. [L. multifarius; multus much, many. Cf. Bifarious.]

1.

Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts; manifold.

There is a multifarious artifice in the structure of the meanest animal. Dr. H. More.

2. Bot.

Having parts, as leaves, arranged in many vertical rows.

 

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