distichous

[ dis-ti-kuh s ]

/ ˈdɪs tɪ kəs /

Botany. arranged alternately in two vertical rows on opposite sides of an axis, as leaves.

Zoology. divided into two parts.

Origin of distichous

1745–55; < Latin distichus (< Greek dístichos (adj.); see distich), with -ous for Latin -us adj. suffix

dis·ti·chous·ly, adverb sub·dis·ti·chous, adjective sub·dis·ti·chous·ly, adverb

He also questions the propriety of the separation according to the distichous arrangement of the hairs of the tail.

Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon |Robert A. Sterndale
The leaf-sheaths are distichous, compressed, glabrous or rarely hairy.

A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses |Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
Leaf-sheaths are compressed and distichous below, glabrous or sometimes with a few hairs close to the margin.

A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses |Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
In some the general hue is orange brown with obscure annuli; the arrangement of the hair is distichous or in two rows.

Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon |Robert A. Sterndale

distichous

/ (ˈdɪstɪkəs) /

(of leaves) arranged in two vertical rows on opposite sides of the stem

distichously, adverb