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.