de·cus·sate
[v. dih-kuhs-eyt, dek-uh-seyt; adj. dih-kuhs-eyt, -it] verb, de·cus·sat·ed, de·cus·sat·ing, adjective 
eɪt, ˈdɛk verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to cross in the form of an X ; intersect.
adjective
2.
in the form of an X ; crossed; intersected.
3.
Botany. arranged along the stem in pairs, each pair at right angles to the pair next above or below, as leaves.
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| decussate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to cross or cause to cross in the form of the letter X; intersect |
| —adj | |
| 2. | in the form of the letter X; crossed; intersected |
| 3. | botany (esp of leaves) arranged in opposite pairs, with each pair at right angles to the one above and below it |
| [C17: from Latin decussāre, from decussis the number ten, from decem ten] | |
| de'cussately | |
| —adv | |
| decus'sation | |
| —n | |
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decussate
1650s, from L. decussat-, pp. stem of decussare "to cross in the form of an 'X,'" from decussis "the figure 'ten'" (in Roman numerals, represented by X) from decem "ten."
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decussate de·cus·sate (dĭ-kŭs'āt', děk'ə-sāt')
v. de·cus·sat·ed, de·cus·sat·ing, de·cus·sates
To cross or become crossed so as to form an X; intersect. adj.
Intersected or crossed in the form of an X.
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