sympodium
[ sim-poh-dee-uh m ]
/ sɪmˈpoʊ di əm /
noun, plural sym·po·di·a [sim-poh-dee-uh] /sɪmˈpoʊ di ə/. Botany.
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.
Also called
pseudaxis.
Compare
monopodium.
OTHER WORDS FROM sympodium
sym·po·di·al, adjective sym·po·di·al·ly, adverbWords nearby sympodium
symphysis,
symplast,
symplegades,
symploce,
sympodia,
sympodium,
symport,
symposiac,
symposiarch,
symposiast,
symposium
British Dictionary definitions for sympodium
sympodium
/ (sɪmˈpəʊdɪəm) /
noun plural -dia (-dɪə)
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
Derived forms of sympodium
sympodial, adjective sympodially, adverbWord Origin for sympodium
C19: from New Latin, from
syn- + Greek
podion a little foot, from
pous foot