Origin

from Late Latin -stichus, from Greek -stikhos, from stikhos line, row; see stich

-stichous

Word Origin

Botany, Zoology.

a combining form meaning “having rows” of the kind or number specified by the initial element:

distichous.

Origin

< Late Latin -stichus < Greek -stichos, adj. derivative of stíchos stich¹

Related Word

polystichous

-stichousBotany, Zoology

a word element referring to rows, as in distichous.

[Greek -stichos (adjective suffix)]

-sti·chous
\stə̇kəs\ adjective combining form
Etymology: Late Latin -stichus, from Greek -stichos, from stichos row, line
: having (such or so many) rows or sides
< diplostichous >
< monostichous >

词汇	-stichous
词根词缀	Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie Webster -stichous combining form in adjective having a certain number of rows ⇒ distichous Origin from Late Latin -stichus, from Greek -stikhos, from stikhos line, row; see stich -stichous Word Origin Botany, Zoology. 1 a combining form meaning “having rows” of the kind or number specified by the initial element: distichous. Origin < Late Latin -stichus < Greek -stichos, adj. derivative of stíchos stich¹ Related Word polystichous -stichousBotany, Zoology a word element referring to rows, as in distichous. [Greek -stichos (adjective suffix)] -sti·chous \stə̇kəs\ adjective combining form Etymology: Late Latin -stichus, from Greek -stichos, from stichos row, line : having (such or so many) rows or sides < diplostichous > < monostichous >
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