orthostichous

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adjective

Having orthostichies.

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Meanings

adjectiveorthostichous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving orthostichies.

    Accumulation of the dye followed orthostichous patterns wherein the dye tended to accumulate in half of each leaf not vertically aligned with the inoculation leaf (leaves 1, 2, and 4), and in the whole of each leaf vertically aligned with the inoculation leaf (leaves 3 and 5).

    2015 November 11, “Horizontal Transmission of”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
  2. not comparablebiologyArranged in straight lines or ranks.

Origin

From orthostichy + -ous.

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APA

orthostichous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthostichous

MLA

“orthostichous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthostichous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthostichous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthostichous.

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