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sympodium
[ sim-poh-dee-uhm ]
noun
Botany.
plural sympodia
- 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
/ ɪˈəʊɪə /
noun
- 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
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Derived Forms
- ⳾ˈǻ徱, adjective
- ⳾ˈǻ徱ly, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms
- ⳾·d· adjective
- ⳾·d··ly adverb
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of sympodium1
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yvlog 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
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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.
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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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