English

Noun

biforine ‎(plural biforines)

1. (botany) An oval sac or cell, found in the leaves of certain araceous plants, with an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are discharged.
   • 1871, The American Naturalist: Volume 5 (page 336)

     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 […]