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distichous
[ dis-ti-kuhs ]
adjective
- Botany. arranged alternately in two vertical rows on opposite sides of an axis, as leaves.
- Zoology. divided into two parts.
distichous
/ ˈdɪstɪkəs /
adjective
- (of leaves) arranged in two vertical rows on opposite sides of the stem
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Derived Forms
- ˈdistichously, adverb
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Other Words From
- disti·chous·ly adverb
- sub·disti·chous adjective
- sub·disti·chous·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of distichous1
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Example Sentences
He also questions the propriety of the separation according to the distichous arrangement of the hairs of the tail.
In some the general hue is orange brown with obscure annuli; the arrangement of the hair is distichous or in two rows.
Feathers are mostly distichous, hair-partings are distichous, the moustache is distichous.
The leaf-sheaths are distichous, compressed, glabrous or rarely hairy.
Leaf-sheaths are compressed and distichous below, glabrous or sometimes with a few hairs close to the margin.
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