polychasium

[ pol-ee-key-zhee-uhm, -zhuhm, -zee-uhm ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural pol·y·cha·si·a [pol-ee-, key, -zhee-, uh, -zh, uh, -zee-, uh].

1. a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.

polychasium

/ ˌpɒlɪˈkeɪzɪəm /

noun

1. botany a cymose inflorescence in which three or more branches arise from each node

Other Words From

• poly·chasi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of polychasium¹

From New Latin; poly-, dichasium

Word History and Origins

Origin of polychasium¹

C20: from New Latin, from poly- + -chasium as in dichasium