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Webster 1913 Edition

Dichotomous

Di-chot′o-mous

,
Adj.
[L.
dichotomos
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] in two, asunder +
διατέμνειν
to cut.]
Regularly dividing by pairs from bottom to top;
as, a
dichotomous
stem
.
–
Di-chot′o-mous-ly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dichotomous

DICHOTOMOUS

,
Adj.
[Gr., doubly, by pairs; to cut.] In botany, regularly dividing by pairs from top to bottom; as a dichotomous stem.

Definition 2024

dichotomous

dichotomous

English

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dichotomous ‎(not comparable)

  1. Dividing or branching into two pieces.
    • 1992 — Marie L. Hicks, Guide to the Liverworts of North Carolina, p197
      Genus Riccia L. Plants are thalloid, forming rosettes or loose, dichotomous patches.

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From the Late Latin dichotomos, from Ancient Greek διχότομος ‎(dikhótomos, “cut in half”), from δίχα ‎(díkha, “apart”) + τέμνω ‎(témnō, “I cut”).

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