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View synonyms for distichous
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.
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In some the general hue is orange brown with obscure annuli; the arrangement of the hair is distichous or in two rows.
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Feathers are mostly distichous, hair-partings are distichous, the moustache is distichous.
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The leaf-sheaths are distichous, compressed, glabrous or rarely hairy.
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Leaf-sheaths are compressed and distichous below, glabrous or sometimes with a few hairs close to the margin.
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