sympodium

See also: Sympodium

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) See syn- and podium.

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
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}