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Decussated
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adjective
Decussated
,
Decussate
adj.
1.
Crossed; intersected.
2.
(Bot.) Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as,
decussated leaves or branches
.
3.
(Rhet.) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as,
a decussated period
.
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Decussate
: crossing at an angle: X-like: in cross pairs; or, when bristles alternately cross each other, as in
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— Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology • John. B. Smith
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