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distich
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Distich
(gcide) | Distich \Dis"tich\, n. [L. distichon, Gr. ?, neut. of ? with two
rows, of two verses; di- = di`s- twice + ? row, verse, fr. ?
to ascend; akin to AS. st[imac]gan to ascend: cf. F.
distique. See Stirrup.] (Pros.)
A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an
epigram of two verses. Distich |
Distich
(gcide) | Distich \Dis"tich\, Distichous \Dis"tich*ous\, a. [Gr. ?. See
Distich, n.]
Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.
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distich
(wn) | distich
n 1: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair,
twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet,
distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad] |
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Distich
(gcide) | Distich \Dis"tich\, n. [L. distichon, Gr. ?, neut. of ? with two
rows, of two verses; di- = di`s- twice + ? row, verse, fr. ?
to ascend; akin to AS. st[imac]gan to ascend: cf. F.
distique. See Stirrup.] (Pros.)
A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an
epigram of two verses. DistichDistich \Dis"tich\, Distichous \Dis"tich*ous\, a. [Gr. ?. See
Distich, n.]
Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.
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Distichous
(gcide) | Distich \Dis"tich\, Distichous \Dis"tich*ous\, a. [Gr. ?. See
Distich, n.]
Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.
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Distichously
(gcide) | Distichously \Dis"tich*ous*ly\, adv.
In a distichous manner.
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Taxodium distichum
(gcide) | Cypress \Cy"press\ (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. Cypresses (-?z). [OE.
cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr?s, L. cupressus,
cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. ????,
perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g?pher, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot)
A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are
mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its
durability.
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Note: Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental
cypress, Cupressus sempervirens, the evergreen
American cypress, Cupressus thyoides (now called
Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea), and the deciduous
American cypress, Taxodium distichum. As having
anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs,
the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and
sadness.
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Cypress vine (Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white
flowers (Ipot[oe]a Quamoclit, formerly {Quamoclit
vulgaris}).
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buckleya distichophylla
(wn) | Buckleya distichophylla
n 1: parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having
opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed
by oily dull green olivelike fruits [syn: buckleya,
Buckleya distichophylla] |
paspalum distichum
(wn) | Paspalum distichum
n 1: low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems
[syn: knotgrass, Paspalum distichum] |
taxodium distichum
(wn) | Taxodium distichum
n 1: common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk
expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding
river bottoms [syn: bald cypress, swamp cypress, {pond
bald cypress}, southern cypress, Taxodium distichum] |
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