Associations to the word «Dichotomous»

DICHOTOMOUS, adjective. Dividing or branching into two pieces.

DICHOTOMOUS KEY, noun. (biology) A written tool for identification of plants and animals. It is written as a sequence of paired questions, the choice of which determines the next pair of questions until a name or identification is reached.

DICHOTOMOUS KEYS, noun. Plural of dichotomous key

DICHOTOMOUS, adjective. Divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications.