Juniperites, ju-ne-per-i′tis, s[ubstantive]. A genus of fossil plants, in which the branches are ranged irregularly; leaves short, obtuse, inserted by a broad base, opposite, decussate, and arranged in four rows.
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Decussate
/dɪˈkʌseɪt/
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7 entriescruciate phyllotaxisdecussate leavesnerve fiber decussationopposite decussate leavesoptic chiasmpyramidal decussationpyramidal tract decussation
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12 entriescrisscross patterncruciate phyllotaxisdecussate fibersdecussate leaf arrangementdecussate leavesdecussate patterndecussating fibersdecussation of fibersmidline crossingnerve decussationopposite phyllotaxyoptic decussation
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a decussated period
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The two trochlears decussate in the anterior medullary velum.
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