Definition
In botany and zoology, a condition where structures split or branch into two parts; or in older usage, a female ruler of a district.
Etymology
From Latin distrix, possibly related to districtus or from dis- 'apart' + tricis/tricae 'complications.' Used in scientific Latin naming, particularly in botanical descriptions.
Kelly Says
Scientists love Latin because it lets them pack information into a single word—'distrix' might describe how a plant's leaves fork into two directions, which is way more efficient than saying 'that leaf does the two-way split thing.'
Translations
ARالعربية
دِستْرِكس
dis-triks
BNবাংলা
distrix
dis-triks
CACatalà
distrix
dis-triks
CSČeština
distrix
dis-triks
DADansk
distrix
dis-triks
DEDeutsch
Distrix
dis-triks
ELΕλληνικά
distrix
dis-triks
ESEspañol
distrix
dis-triks
FAفارسی
distrix
dis-triks
FISuomi
distrix
dis-triks
FRFrançais
distrix
dis-triks
HEעברית
distrix
dis-triks
HIहिन्दी
distrix
dis-triks
HUMagyar
distrix
dis-triks
IDBahasa Indonesia
distrix
dis-triks
ITItaliano
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dis-triks
MSBahasa Melayu
distrix
dis-triks
MYမြန်မာ
distrix
dis-triks
NLNederlands
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dis-triks
NONorsk
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PLPolski
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PTPortuguês
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dis-triks
RORomână
distrix
dis-triks
RUРусский
дистрикс
distriks
SVSvenska
distrix
dis-triks
SWKiswahili
distrix
dis-triks
TAதமிழ்
distrix
dis-triks
TEతెలుగు
distrix
dis-triks
TRTürkçe
distrix
dis-triks
UKУкраїнська
дистрикс
distriks
VITiếng Việt
distrix
dis-triks