monochasium

English

Etymology

From New Latin monochasium, from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”) + χάσις (khásis, “chasm, separation”).

Noun

monochasium (plural monochasia)

1. (botany) A type of cyme on which each single axis bears one flower.

Related terms

• dichasium
• pleiochasium

Translations

cyme with one flower on each axis

• Danish: enarmet kvast
• Faroese: hálvskúvur m, hálvkvísl f
• German: Monochasium n
• Icelandic: hálfskúfur m
• Norwegian: enarmet kvast, ensidig kvast
• Swedish: ensidig knippe