Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Arranged in two or more series or rows.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In natural history, arranged in numerous rows or ranks; multifarious. Compare
monostichous and distichous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective botany arranged in several
rows orseries
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek polustikhos, of many lines : polu-, poly- + stikhos, row; see stich.]
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