polychasium

[pol-ee-key-zhee-uh m, -zhuh m, -zee-uh m]

noun, plural pol·y·cha·si·a

[pol-ee-key-zhee-uh, -zhuh, -zee-uh] /ˌpɒl iˈkeɪ ʒi ə, -ʒə, -zi ə/. Botany.

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

Origin of polychasium

From New Latin; see origin at poly-, dichasium

Related formspol·y·cha·si·al, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for polychasium

polychasium

noun plural -sia (-zɪə)

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

Word Origin for polychasium

C20: from New Latin, from poly- + -chasium as in dichasium

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