Distichous
11distichous — /ˈdɪstɪkəs/ (say distikuhs) adjective arranged alternately in two vertical rows on opposite sides of an axis, as leaves. {Latin distichus of two rows. See distich} –distichously, adverb …
12distichous — adj. Bot. arranged in two opposite vertical rows. Etymology: L distichus (as DISTICH) …
13distichous antennae — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Pectinate antennae with processes issuing from each joint and bending forward at acute angles …
14Phyllotaxis — Crisscrossing spirals found in nature In botany, phyllotaxis or phyllotaxy is the arrangement of leaves on a plant stem (from Ancient Greek phýllon leaf and táxis arrangement ).[1] …
15Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… …
16bisection — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Division into two parts. < N PARAG:bisection >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 bisection bisection bipartition Sgm: N 1 dichotomy dichotomy subdichotomy Sgm: N 1 halving halving &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 dimidiation dimidiation …
17-stichous — stə̇kəs adjective combining form Etymology: Late Latin stichus, from Greek stichos, from stichos row, line : having (such or so many) rows or sides diplostichous monostichous * * * Bot., Zool. a combining form meaning having rows of the kind or… …
18Arbor vitae — Thuja Thu ja, n. [NL., from Gr. ? an African tree with sweet smelling wood.] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed …
19canoe cedar — Thuja Thu ja, n. [NL., from Gr. ? an African tree with sweet smelling wood.] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed …
20Distich — Dis tich, Distichous Dis tich*ous, a. [Gr. ?. See {Distich}, n.] Disposed in two vertical rows; two ranked. [1913 Webster] …
