decussate

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/dɪˈkʌseɪt/

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修辞法

Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X. / (zoology) Having anatomical structures or markings crossing each other, typically in an X shape or at right angles.

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The decussate leaf arrangement, with each pair meeting at right angles, made the specimen easy to identify under the microscope.

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意味（1）

Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X.

意味（2）

(zoology) Having anatomical structures or markings crossing each other, typically in an X shape or at right angles.

意味（3）

(botany) Having opposite leaves arranged alternately at right angles.

Juniperites, ju-ne-per-i′tis, s[ubstantive]. A genus of fossil plants, in which the branches are ranged irregularly; leaves short, obtuse, inserted by a broad base, opposite, decussate, and arranged in four rows.

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意味（4）

(rhetoric) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other.

a decussated period

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more decussate （ comparative ）

most decussate （ superlative ）