Distichous
91Xylopia — noun tropical evergreen trees or shrubs; chiefly African • Syn: ↑genus Xylopia • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Annonaceae, ↑family Annonaceae, ↑custard apple family …
92clivia — ˈklīvēə, iv noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Lady Charlotte Clive died 1866 duchess of Northumberland + New Latin ia : a small genus of fleshy southern African herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) having distichous leaves and large… …
93distichlis — də̇ˈstiklə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek distichos : a small genus of American grasses found along seashores and in alkaline regions and having creeping rhizomes, distichous leaves, and several flowered… …
94megaphyton — məˈgafəˌtän noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from mega + Greek phyton plant more at phyt : a form genus of fossil tree ferns based on trunks with distichous scars …
95olax — ˈōˌlaks noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin olax odorous, from olēre to smell; from the unpleasant odor of the wood more at odor : a genus (the type of the family Olacaceae) of evergreen trees and s …
96polystichous — kəs adjective Etymology: Greek polystichos, from poly + stichos row, line more at distich : arranged in several rows the polystichous spike of maize P.C.Mangelsdorf compare distichous * * * /peuh lis ti keuhs/, adj. arranged in rows or series.… …
97traveler's-tree — | ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun (plural traveler s trees) : a tree (Ravenala madagascariensis) of Madagascar having distichous leaves whose petioles contain large quantities of clear watery sap and yield a refreshing drink * * * /trav euh leuhrz tree …
98distichously — adverb see distichous …
99dis´tich|ous|ly — dis|tich|ous «DIHS tih kuhs», adjective. Botany. arranged alternately in two vertical rows on opposite sides of an axis: »distichous leaves. ╂[< Latin distichus in two ranks (with English ous) < Greek dístichos < di two + stíchos line]… …
100dis|tich|ous — «DIHS tih kuhs», adjective. Botany. arranged alternately in two vertical rows on opposite sides of an axis: »distichous leaves. ╂[< Latin distichus in two ranks (with English ous) < Greek dístichos < di two + stíchos line]… …
