sympodium
[ sim-poh-dee-uhm ]
noun,plural sym·po·di·a [sim-poh-dee-uh]. /sɪmˈpoʊ di ə/. Botany.
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.
Origin of sympodium
1- Also called pseudaxis .
Other words from sympodium
- sym·po·di·al, adjective
- sym·po·di·al·ly, adverb
- Compare monopodium.
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British Dictionary definitions for sympodium
sympodium
/ (sɪmˈpəʊdɪəm) /
nounplural -dia (-dɪə)
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
Origin of sympodium
1C19: from New Latin, from syn- + Greek podion a little foot, from pous foot
Derived forms of sympodium
- sympodial, adjective
- sympodially, adverb
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