dichotomous
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From the Late Latin dichotomos, from Ancient Greek διχότομος (dikhótomos, “cut in half”), from δίχα (díkha, “apart”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).
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dichotomous (not comparable)
- Dividing or branching into two pieces.
- 1992, Marie L. Hicks, Guide to the Liverworts of North Carolina, page 197:
- Genus Riccia L. Plants are thalloid, forming rosettes or loose, dichotomous patches.
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dividing or branching into two pieces
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