decussate
pronunciation
How to pronounce decussate in British English:
UK [dɪ'kʌseɪt]
How to pronounce decussate in American English:
US [dɪ'kʌseɪt]
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- Verb:
- cross or intersect so as to form a cross
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- Adjective:
- crossed or intersected in the form of an X
Word Origin
- decussate (v.)
- 1650s, from Latin decussatus, past participle of decussare "to divide crosswise, to cross in the form of an 'X,'" from decussis "the figure 'ten'" (in Roman numerals, represented by X) from decem "ten" (see ten). As an adjective, from 1825.
Example
- 1. Leaves opposite , decussate , entire , stipulate .
- 2. Leaves opposite , usually decussate , sessile or subsessile , membranous .
- 3. Leaves opposite , decussate ; capsule walls spongy , dehiscence sometimes very delayed .
- 4. Leaves opposite , decussate , sessile or subsessile ; leaf blade mostly lanceolate , margin entire or serrate .
- 5. Opposite phyllotaxis may be either disticbous or decussate depending on whether the leaf pairs are in the same plane up the stem or arise alternately at right angles to each other .