Decussate (verb, adjective)
decussate [ verb dih-kuhs-eyt, dek-uh-seyt; adjective dih-kuhs-eyt, -it ]

verb (used with or without object), de·cus·sat·ed, de·cus·sat·ing.
1. to cross in the form of an X; intersect.

adjective
2. in the form of an X; crossed; intersected.
3. Botany. arranged along the stem in pairs, each pair at right angles to the pair next above or below, as leaves.

OTHER WORDS FROM DECUSSATE
de·cus·sate·ly, adverb

WORDS RELATED TO DECUSSATE
crisscross, bisect, crosscut, intersect

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Origin: 1650–60; < Medieval Latin decussātus divided in the form of an X (past participle of decussāre), equivalent to Latin decuss(is) the numeral ten, originally, a ten-as weight (dec(em) ten + -ussis, combining form of asas2) + -ātus-ate

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