sympodium

See also: Sympodium

English

Etymology

New Latin, from syn- + Greek podion “small foot, base”.

Noun

sympodium (plural sympodia)

(botany) A pattern of branching, similar to dichotomous branching, where the axis or stem is morphologically made up of a series of superposed branches imitating a simple stem.

Related terms

monopodium

Translations

a pattern of branching, similar to dichotomous branching

German: Sympodium, Scheinachse, scheinbare Hauptachse f

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