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decussate
▪ I. decussate, a. (dɪˈkʌsət) [ad. L. decussāt-us, pa. pple. of decussāre: see decuss.] 1. Having the form of an X.1825 Hone Every-day Bk. I. 1538 The letter X, styled a cross decussate. 1882 Farrar Early Chr. I. 85 The decussate cross now known as the cross of St. Andrew. 2. Bot. Of leaves, etc.: A... Oxford English Dictionary
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Decussation
In botanical leaf taxology, the word decussate describes an opposite pattern of leaves which has successive pairs at right angles to each other (i.e. rotated Basil is a classic example of a decussate leaf pattern. wikipedia.org
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tricussate
triˈcussate, a. Bot. [irreg. f. decussate, with substitution of tri- for de-.] (See quot.)1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms, Tricussate, used for whorls of three leaves each, the leaves of each whorl alternating with those above and below. Oxford English Dictionary
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Glycymeris decussata
Glycymeris decussata, or the decussate bittersweet, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Glycymerididae. wikipedia.org
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decuss
decuss, v. rare. (dɪˈkʌs) [ad. L. decuss-āre to divide crosswise, or in the form of an X, f. decussis the number ten (X), also a ten-as piece, and so supposed to be f. dec(-em)assis.] = decussate v.1782 A. Monro Compar. Anat. (ed. 3) 25 A double row of..fibres decussing one another. Oxford English Dictionary
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Thryptomene nealensis
It is a shrub with overlapping, decussate, linear leaves and pink flowers with five petals and usually five stamens. Its leaves are decussate, overlapping, thick, long and about wide. wikipedia.org
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Why do the neuron pathways decussate? I learn about the brain right now, and there are crossing of neuron pathways everywhere; in the thalamus, the medulla oblongata, the pyramidal tract... And I don't understand why?...
Crossing or decussation is a lot more robust against wiring errors than their seemingly simpler same-sided wiring counterparts. See here for the research carried out to establish this and for more detail.
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Thryptomene naviculata
It is a rounded shrub with overlapping, decussate, egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base and white flowers with five petals and five Its leaves are decussate, overlapping, broadly elliptic to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, long and with a keel on the lower surface wikipedia.org
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Libocedrus yateensis
The foliage is arranged in flattened sprays; the leaves are scale-like, arranged in opposite decussate pairs on the shoots; the facial leaves are 1.5–2 The seed cones are cylindrical, 9–10 mm long, with four scales each with a prominent curved spine-like bract; they are arranged in two opposite decussate wikipedia.org
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Lateral corticospinal tract and termination I'm studying the motor pathways of the brain and I'm a bit confused about how the lateral corticospinal tract descends. From `Neuroanatomy: Text and Atlas` by Martin, J. H....
> Many ventral corticospinal tract axons have branches that decussate in the spinal cord, similar to the re-crossed lateral coticospinal tract axons
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Pimelea congesta
It is a shrub with rough bark, decussate, elliptic leaves and heads of white flowers. The leaves are closely overlapping, decussate, elliptic or narrowly lance-shaped, mostly long and wide on a petiole about long. wikipedia.org
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Leucopogon tetragonus
Its leaves are crowded, often decussate, oblong to lance-shaped, long and covered with long hairs. The specific epithet, (tetragonus) refers to the decussate leaves. wikipedia.org
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Melaleuca subalaris
It is distinguished by its small, decussate leaves and small flower heads which rarely have more than one flower in each inflorescence. Its leaves are arranged in alternating pairs, each pair at right angles to the ones above and below (decussate) so that the leaves form four rows along wikipedia.org
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Thryptomene elliottii
It is a shrub with decussate, egg-shaped to club-shaped leaves and pink or white flowers with five petals and five stamens. Its leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, decussate, club-shaped to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, long and about wide on a short wikipedia.org
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Thryptomene parviflora
It is a slender, erect shrub with decussate, linear to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and flowers with five petals and five Its leaves are decussate, more or less overlapping, linear to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, long and about wide. wikipedia.org
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