What is growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches called?
decussated — (Bot.) Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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