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distichous

[ dis-ti-kuhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Botany. arranged alternately in two vertical rows on opposite sides of an axis, as leaves.
Zoology. divided into two parts.

distichous

/ ˈdɪstɪkəs /

1745–55; < Latin distichus (< Greek dístichos (adj.); distich ), with -ous for Latin -us adj. suffix

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.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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