dichasium
[ dahy-key-zhuhm, -zhee-uhm, -zee-uhm ]
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
11870–75; <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, adjective
Words Nearby dichasium
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How to use dichasium in a sentence
The term dichasium has also been applied to this form of cyme.
British Dictionary definitions for dichasium
dichasium
/ (daɪˈkeɪzɪəm) /
nounplural -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
Origin of dichasium
1C19: New Latin, from Greek dikhasis a dividing, from dikhazein to divide in two, from dikha in two
Derived forms of dichasium
- dichasial, adjective
- dichasially, adverb
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