Dichotomous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dichotomous \Di*chot"o*mous\, a. [L. dichotomos, Gr. ?; ? in
     two, asunder + diate`mnein to cut.]
     Regularly dividing by pairs from bottom to top; as, a
     dichotomous stem. -- {Di*chot"o*mous*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dichotomous
       adj : divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or
             classifications