Usually means: Arranged in many vertical rows.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. polystichous: Merriam-Webster
  2. polystichous: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. polystichous: Collins English Dictionary
  4. polystichous: Wordnik
  5. polystichous: Wiktionary
  6. polystichous: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. polystichous: Dictionary.com
  8. polystichous: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  9. polystichous: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. polystichous: Medical dictionary

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  2. Polystichous: The Orchid Lady's Illustrated Orchid Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (polystichous)

▸ adjective:  (botany) arranged in several rows or series

Similar:
polystylous, hexastichous, multiseriate, tetrastichous, astichous, monostichous, tristichous, pentastichous, distichous, polycladous, more...

Opposite:
monostichous, unicolpate, unicolporate

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Similar:
polystylous, hexastichous, multiseriate, tetrastichous, astichous, monostichous, tristichous, pentastichous, distichous, polycladous, more...

Opposite:
monostichous, unicolpate, unicolporate



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