dichotomous adjective.
[dʌɪ'kɒtǝmǝs, dɪ-] L17.[from late Latin dichotomos from Greek dikhotomos, formed as DICHO- + temnein to cut: see -OUS.]Exhibiting or characterized by dichotomy;
spec. in
Botany, (of branching) in which the axis is divided into two branches (cf.
POLYTOMOUS).
■ dichotomously adverb E19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲