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polychasium

American  
[pol-ee-key-zhee-uhm, -zhuhm, -zee-uhm] / ˌpɒl iˈkeɪ ʒi əm, -ʒəm, -zi əm /

noun

Botany.

PLURAL

polychasia

  1. a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.

polychasium British  
/ ˌpɒlɪˈkeɪzɪəm /

noun

  1. botany a cymose inflorescence in which three or more branches arise from each node

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Other Word Forms

  • polychasial adjective

Etymology

Origin of polychasium

From New Latin; poly-, dichasium

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