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Thursday 26 September 2024

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
Decussate
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verb 1. (Of two or more things) Cross or intersect each other to form an "X."
adjective 1. Shaped like an "X."
2. (Botany) Of leaves; arranged in opposite pairs, each pair being at right angles to the pair below.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Play Button "The main road and the railroad tracks meet in a decussate intersection east of downtown."
Play Button "I want a wallpaper pattern that has decussating stripes."
Play Button "The leaves on my new plant grow in an interesting, decussate pattern."
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Latin, mid-17th century
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Why This Word?
"Decussate" works as either a verb or an adjective — it can describe things shaped like an "X," or it can refer to the action of the crossing. The Latin "decussatus" means "divided crosswise," but it also connects with the Latin "decussis," which describes the figure X, which is the Roman numeral for 10. ...
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