Decussate, Decussated

Intersected; cro ed. ( Bot. ) Applied to the arrangement of bodies in pairs, that alternately cro each other, as the leaves of many plants. Decus's ately, adv . In a decu ate manner. Decu a'tion, n. The cro ing of two lines, rays, or nerves, which meet in a point, and then proceed and diverge; a cro ing in the form of an X. "There be decu ation of the rays in the pupil of the eye."- Ray. Decus's atively, adv . Cro -wise, thus (X). Dedalian, a . Same as DEDALIAN, q. v. Ded'alous, a. Same as DEDALOUS, q. v. De'dan, the grandson of Cush ( Gen. x. 7). - The son of Joksham, Abraham's son by Keturah ( Gen. xxv. 3). Both were founders of tribes, frequently named in Scripture. Dedec'orous, a. [Lat. dedecorosus .] Disgraceful; re- proachful; shameful.