tristichous

[ tris-ti-kuhs ]

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adjective

arranged in three rows.
Botany. arranged in or characterized by three vertical rows.

tristichous

/ ˈ�ٰ�ɪ��ɪ��ə�� /

adjective

arranged in three rows, esp (of plants) having three vertical rows of leaves

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tristichous¹

First recorded in 1855–60, tristichous is from the Greek word �ٰ�í��پ��ǲ� of three rows or verses. See tri-, -stichous

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Tristichous, in three longitudinal or perpendicular ranks.

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It is to be noted that the distichous or 1/2 variety gives the maximum divergence, namely 180°, and that the tristichous, or 1/3, gives the least, or 120°; that the pentastichous, or 2/5, is nearly the mean between the first two; that of the 3/8, nearly the mean between the two preceding, etc.

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tristich tristimulus values

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