dichasium

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English

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Diagram of a dichasium
Dichasium of Silene dioica

Etymology

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From New Latin dichasium, from di- +‎ Ancient Greek χάσις (khásis, “chasm, separation”).

Noun

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dichasium (plural dichasia)

  1. (botany) A cymose inflorescence with all branches below the terminal flower in regular opposite pairs.[1]
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References

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  1. ^ Harris, James G., and Melinda Woolf Harris. 2001. Plant Identification Terminology, 2nd Edition. Spring Lake Publishing, Spring Lake, Utah, USA.
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