sympodium

[ sim-poh-dee-uhm ]

noun,plural sym·po·di·a [sim-poh-dee-uh]. /sɪmˈpoʊ di ə/. Botany.
  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.

Origin of sympodium

1
1860–65; <New Latin <Greek sym-sym- + pódion small foot, base; see podium

Other words from sympodium

  • sym·po·di·al, adjective
  • sym·po·di·al·ly, adverb

Words Nearby sympodium

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British Dictionary definitions for sympodium

sympodium

/ (sɪmˈpəʊdɪəm) /


nounplural -dia (-dɪə)
  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

Origin of sympodium

1
C19: 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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