sympodium

See also: Sympodium

English

Etymology

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

Noun

sympodium (plural sympodia)

1. (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