different between decussate vs distichous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin decuss?tus from decuss?re (“to divide crosswise, arrange crosswise or mark with a cross”), from decussis (“a 10 asses coin”), from decem (“ten”) + as (“a Roman coin”). Based on the cross marking on the decussis coin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??k?se?t/

Adjective

decussate (comparative more decussate, superlative most decussate)

1. Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X.
2. (zoology) Having anatomical structures or markings crossing each other, typically in an X shape or at right angles.
3. (botany) Having opposite leaves arranged alternately at right angles.
4. (rhetoric) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other.

   a decussated period

Synonyms

• decussant

Derived terms

• decussately

Verb

decussate (third-person singular simple present decussates, present participle decussating, simple past and past participle decussated)

1. To form an X or to cross or intersect.

Related terms

• decussation
• decussative

Italian

Adjective

decussate

1. feminine plural of decussato

Latin

Verb

decuss?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of decuss?

English

Adjective

distichous (not comparable)

1. (botany) Arranged in two rows on each side of an axis.
2. (poetry) In the form of a distich.

Translations

See also

• (botany):
  • alternate
  • decussate
  • multijugate
  • opposite
  • spiral
  • whorled