Decussate
Decussate , transitive verb
[Latin decussatus, past participle of decussare to cross like an X, from decussis (orig. equiv. to decem asses) the number ten, which the Romans represented by X.]
To cross at an acute angle; to cut or divide in the form of X; to intersect; -- said of lines in geometrical figures, rays of light, nerves, etc.
Decussate , adjective
1.
Crossed; intersected.
2.
(Botany) Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches.
3.
(Rhetoric) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period.
Also: Decussated