1. arranged in or consisting of two rows or lines
Usage: botanical and zoological term
2. relating to or affecting both eyelids, especially in the condition of having an extra row of eyelashes
Usage: medical/veterinary term

Examples

• The distichal arrangement of leaves on the stem made the plant easy to identify.
• Distichal leaves grow in two opposite rows along the branch.
• The botanist noted the distichal pattern of the fern's fronds.
• A distichal eyelash condition can cause irritation in dogs and cats.
• The distichal structure of the grass blades was characteristic of the species.