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Distichously

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dis·ti·chous  (dst-ks)
adj. Botany
Arranged in two vertical rows on opposite sides of an axis: distichous leaves.
[From Latin distichus, having two rows, from Greek distikhos; see distich.]
disti·chous·ly adv.
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