1. crossing at an angle to form an X shape
Usage: technical; biology

1. arranged in crossing pairs at right angles
Usage: botanical; anatomical

Examples

• The nerve fibers are decussating at the base of the brain.
• Botanists observed the decussating leaf arrangement on the stem.
• The decussating pattern creates a distinctive X-shaped intersection.
• In anatomy class, we studied decussating muscle fibers.
• The decussating branches formed a natural lattice structure.
• Scientists noted the decussating pathways in the spinal cord.