Decussated

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Crossed; intersected.

II. Decussated ·Impf & ·p.p. of Decussate.

III. Decussated ·adj Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches.

IV. Decussated ·adj Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period.