Wondering how to use Decussate in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as intersecting or crossed.
Decussate in a sentence
Decussate meaning
- Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X.
- Having anatomical structures or markings crossing each other, typically in an X shape or at right angles.
- Having opposite leaves arranged alternately at right angles.
Synonyms of Decussate
Using Decussate
- The main meaning on this page is: Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X. | Having anatomical structures or markings crossing each other, typically in an X shape or at right angles. | Having opposite leaves arranged alternately at right angles.
- Useful related words include: intersectant, intersecting, crossed, cross.
Context around Decussate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Decussate
- In this selection, "decussate" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, usually and rarely stand out and add context to how "decussate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include each other decussate and is usually decussate rarely whorled. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "decussate" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with decussate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The leaves emerge oppositely, each pair at right angles to the previous one (called decussate) or whorled. (17 words)
The phyllotaxis is usually decussate, rarely whorled (e.g. Fadogia ), or rarely alternate resulting from the suppression of one leaf at each node (e.g. Sabicea sthenula). (27 words)
After the spiral phase, which may last from several to many nodes, the arrangement reverts to decussate by the absorption of some of the leaf-bearing faces of the stem. (30 words)
Brooker & Kleinig (2001) In all except a few species, the leaves form in pairs on opposite sides of a square stem, consecutive pairs being at right angles to each other (decussate). (31 words)
After the spiral phase, which may last from several to many nodes, the arrangement reverts to decussate by the absorption of some of the leaf-bearing faces of the stem. (30 words)
The phyllotaxis is usually decussate, rarely whorled (e.g. Fadogia ), or rarely alternate resulting from the suppression of one leaf at each node (e.g. Sabicea sthenula). (27 words)
Example sentences (4)
After the spiral phase, which may last from several to many nodes, the arrangement reverts to decussate by the absorption of some of the leaf-bearing faces of the stem.
Brooker & Kleinig (2001) In all except a few species, the leaves form in pairs on opposite sides of a square stem, consecutive pairs being at right angles to each other (decussate).
The leaves emerge oppositely, each pair at right angles to the previous one (called decussate) or whorled.
The phyllotaxis is usually decussate, rarely whorled (e.g. Fadogia ), or rarely alternate resulting from the suppression of one leaf at each node (e.g. Sabicea sthenula).