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Definition of: orthostichy
(ôr·thos′tə·kē) noun plural ·chies Bot.
A vertical row or rank: applied to an arrangement of organs on an axis, as leaves or flowers. [<ORTHO- + Gk. stichos a row]
—o·thos′ti·chous adjective
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