decussate

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]; the second is that two third ones above are over the two third ones below [Footnote 10: terze di sotto: "Intende qui senza dubbio parlare di foglie decussate, in cui il terzo verticello e nel piano del primo" (UZIELLI).

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  1. transitive and intransitive verb To cross or become crossed so as to form an X; intersect.
  2. adjective Intersected or crossed in the form of an X.
  3. adjective Botany Arranged on a stem in opposite pairs at right angles to those above or below, resulting in four vertical rows: decussate leaves.

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  1. Latin decussāre, decussāt-, from decussis, the number ten, intersection of two lines (from the Romans' use of X for the numeral 10), a ten-as coin : decem, ten; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots + assis, as (coin).

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  1. from Latin decussatus, past participle of decussare, cross, divide crosswise, mark with an X, from decussis, the number ten (marked X), hence also an X, an intersection (also a ten-as piece: see decussis), from decem, = English ten, + as (ass-), a unit, an ace, an as: see ace and as.
 

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