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decussate

decussate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Crossed; intersected.
  2. 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. 3.(Rhet.) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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