dichasium
[ dahy-key-zhuh m, -zhee-uh m, -zee-uh m ]
/ daɪˈkeɪ ʒəm, -ʒi əm, -zi əm /
noun, plural di·cha·si·a [dahy-key-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] /daɪˈkeɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə/. Botany.
a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces a pair of lateral axes.
Origin of dichasium
1870–75; < New Latin < Greek
díchas(is) a division, derivative of
dicházein to cleave (derivative of
dícha apart) + Latin
-ium
-ium
OTHER WORDS FROM dichasium
di·cha·sial, adjectiveWords nearby dichasium
dicentra,
dicentric,
dicephalous,
dicey,
dich-,
dichasium,
dichlamydeous,
dichlobenil,
dichloride,
dichlorobenzene,
dichlorodiethyl sulfide
British Dictionary definitions for dichasium
dichasium
/ (daɪˈkeɪzɪəm) /
noun plural -sia (-zɪə)
a cymose inflorescence in which each branch bearing a flower gives rise to two other flowering branches, as in the stitchwort
Compare monochasium
Derived forms of dichasium
dichasial, adjective dichasially, adverbWord Origin for dichasium
C19: New Latin, from Greek
dikhasis a dividing, from
dikhazein to divide in two, from
dikha in two