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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

bĭfer: ĕra, ĕrum, adj. bis-fero.
I Lit., bearing fruit twice a year: arbor, malus, etc., Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 7: ficus, Col. 10, 403; 5, 10, 11; Plin. 13, 22, 41, § 121; 16, 27, 50, § 114; Suet. Aug. 76: biferique rosaria Paesti, Verg. G. 4, 119 (acc. to Serv. the rose blossomed twice in a year at Paestum).— *
II Transf., of twofold form: biferum Centauri corpus, a horse and man, Manil. 4, 230.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

bĭfĕr,¹⁵ ĕra, ĕrum (bis, fero), qui porte deux fois dans l’année [arbre] : Virg. G. 4, 119 || double : biferum corpus Manil. 4, 230, corps moitié homme, moitié animal.