Multifarious
Pronunciation : Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. multifarius; multus much, many. Cf. Bifarious.]
Definition : 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.)
Defn: Having parts, as leaves, arranged in many vertical rows.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913