decussate
Form an X-shape
Decussate means to cross or intersect in the shape of an X.
The term appears mainly in technical contexts—anatomy, botany, geometry.
Nerve fibers decussate when they cross from one side of the body to the other.
Leaves are decussate when pairs emerge at right angles to the pairs above and below them.
The optic nerves decussate at the chiasm.
Resembling crossed lines
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- intersectingMeeting at a point
- diagonalSlanting line or path
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
grid · reticulation · perpendicular · angles · overlapping · transverse · oblique · interlacing
Point where structures cross
- X-shapedResembling crossed lines
- commissureAnatomical meeting point
- neural pathwaySignal route between neurons
- pyramidalHaving four triangular faces
brainstem · midline · contralateral · bilateral · synaptic · neuroanatomy · spinal cord · medulla
Overlaid line shading
- interlacedWoven together crosswise
- wovenInterlaced on loom
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- trellisGarden climbing structure
fretwork · basketweave · herringbone · tartan · plaid · checkered · argyle · gingham
Having intersecting perpendicular arms
- whorledSpiral-patterned in form
- nodeConnection point in networks
- stemPlant's central axis
- right anglesNinety-degree intersections
botanical · foliage · alternating · perpendicular · bract · internode · pinnate · venation
X-shaped
Resembling crossed lines
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- intersectingMeeting at a point
- diagonalSlanting line or path
lattice · grid · reticulation · perpendicular · angles · overlapping · transverse · oblique · interlacing · tessellation
chiasma
Point where structures cross
- X-shapedResembling crossed lines
- commissureAnatomical meeting point
- neural pathwaySignal route between neurons
pyramidal · brainstem · midline · contralateral · bilateral · synaptic · neuroanatomy · spinal cord · medulla · corpus callosum
cross-hatching
Overlaid line shading
- interlacedWoven together crosswise
- wovenInterlaced on loom
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
trellis · fretwork · basketweave · herringbone · tartan · plaid · checkered · argyle · gingham · interlocking
cruciform
Having intersecting perpendicular arms
right angles · botanical · foliage · alternating · perpendicular · bract · internode · pinnate · venation · stipule