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dis⋅ti⋅chous

  [dis-ti-kuhs]
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–adjective
1. Botany. arranged alternately in two vertical rows on opposite sides of an axis, as leaves.
2. Zoology. divided into two parts.
Origin:
1745–55; < L distichus (< Gk dístichos (adj.); see distich ), with -ous for L -us adj. suffix

Related forms:
dis⋅ti⋅chous⋅ly, adverb
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dis·ti·chous   (dĭs'tĭ-kəs)   
adj.   Botany
Arranged in two vertical rows on opposite sides of an axis: distichous leaves.

[From Latin distichus, having two rows, from Greek distikhos; see distich.]
dis'ti·chous·ly adv.
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