-STICHOUS

Meaning of -STICHOUS in English

Bot., Zool.

a combining form meaning "having rows" of the kind or number specified by the initial element: distichous.

[ -stichus -stichos, adj. deriv. of stíchos STICH 1 ]

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-STICHOUS — stə̇kəs adjective combining form Etymology: Late Latin -stichus, from Greek -stichos, from stichos row, line : having (such or so …
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PENTASTICHOUS — (ˈ)pen.|tastə̇kəs adjective Etymology: New Latin pentastichus, from penta- (from Greek) + -stichus -stichous : arranged in five orthostichies in such …
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MONOSTICHOUS — məˈnästə̇kəs adjective Etymology: mon- + -stichous 1. : arranged in a single row on one side of an axis 2. …
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ASTICHOUS — ˈastə̇kəs adjective Etymology: a- (II) + -stichous botany : not arranged in rows
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TRISTICHOUS — /tris"ti keuhs/ , adj. 1. arranged in three rows. 2. Bot. arranged in or characterized by three vertical rows. [ …
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POLYSTICHOUS — /peuh lis"ti keuhs/ , adj. arranged in rows or series. [ 1885-90; polýstichos having many lines or verses; see POLY-, …
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