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distachyous

distachyous adjective: having two ears or spikes.

Adjective

distachyous (not comparable)

  1. Having two ears or spikes.

Origin of distachyous

From di- + Ancient Greek στάχυς (stákhus, “ear of wheat”).

Questions about distachyous

What does distachyous mean?
Distachyous means having two ears or spikes.
What part of speech is distachyous?
Distachyous is an adjective.

Words near distachyous in the dictionary

  1. dissynchronizes
  2. dissynchronizing
  3. dist
  4. dist.
  5. Dist. Atty.
  6. distachyous
  7. distad
  8. distaff
  9. Distaff Day
  10. distaff side
  11. distaff sides

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