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sympodium

[ sim-poh-dee-uhm ]

noun

, Botany.
, plural sym·po·di·a [sim-, poh, -dee-, uh].
  1. an axis or stem that simulates a simple stem but is made up of the bases of a number of axes that arise successively as branches, one from another, as in the grapevine.


sympodium

/ sɪmˈpəʊdɪəm /

noun

  1. the main axis of growth in the grapevine and similar plants: a lateral branch that arises from just behind the apex of the main stem, which ceases to grow, and continues growing in the same direction as the main stem Compare monopodium
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • symˈpodial, adjective
  • symˈpodially, adverb
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Other Words From

  • sym·podi·al adjective
  • sym·podi·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sympodium1

1860–65; < New Latin < Greek sym- sym- + pódion small foot, base; podium
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sympodium1

C19: from New Latin, from syn- + Greek podion a little foot, from pous foot
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Example Sentences

The basal portion of the consecutive axes may become much thickened and arranged more or less in a straight line, 558 and thus collectively form an apparent or false axis or sympodium, and the inflorescence thus simulates a raceme.

Sympode, Sympodium, a stem composed of a series of superposed branches in such a way as to imitate a simple axis, as in Grape-vine.

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