bifissus
Bifissus is a Latin adjective used in scientific descriptions to indicate that a part is divided into two sections or clefts. Derived from bi- 'two' and fissus 'split, cleft', it functions as a descriptive qualifier within Latin- or Latinized taxonomic phrases rather than as a standalone name. Because Latin descriptors are still commonly used in morphology notes, bifissus may appear in historical descriptions and in some contemporary works that preserve Latin terminology.
In practice, bifissus describes a two-part morphology such as a leaf split into two lobes, a petal
Etymologically, the term traces to Latin, with bi- meaning two and fissus meaning split or divided. It
Overall, bifissus serves as a precise, though uncommon, descriptor for two-part partitioning in biological morphology, echoing