distichous

He also questions the propriety of the separation according to the distichous arrangement of the hairs of the tail.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
In some the general hue is orange brown with obscure annuli; the arrangement of the hair is distichous or in two rows.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
Feathers are mostly distichous, hair-partings are distichous, the moustache is distichous.
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties"|Douglas English
The leaf-sheaths are distichous, compressed, glabrous or rarely hairy.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

Leaf-sheaths are compressed and distichous below, glabrous or sometimes with a few hairs close to the margin.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

British Dictionary definitions for distichous

distichous

/ (ˈdɪstɪkəs) /

adjective

(of leaves) arranged in two vertical rows on opposite sides of the stem

Derived forms of distichous

distichously, adverb

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