-stichous

Botany, Zoology.

1. a combining form meaning “having rows” of the kind or number specified by the initial element:

   distichous.

-stichous

combining form

1. having a certain number of rows

   distichous

Word History and Origins

Origin of -stichous¹

< Late Latin -stichus < Greek -stichos, adj. derivative of stíchos stich ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of -stichous¹

from Late Latin -stichus, from Greek -stikhos, from stikhos line, row; see stich