adjective
- arranged in pairs that cross each other at right angles, forming an X pattern
Usage: botanical; anatomical
Examples
- The decussated leaves grew in opposite pairs along the stem.
- Botanists noted the decussated arrangement of the plant’s foliage.
- The nerve fibers were decussated at the base of the brain.
- In anatomy class, we studied decussated muscle fibers.
- The decussated pattern created a distinctive crosshatch appearance.