sympodium
noun
an axis or stem that simulates a simple stem but is made up of the bases of a number of axes that arise successively as branches, one from another, as in the grapevine.
sympodia
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pluralof sympodium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The rhizomes when continuous and elongated are usually sympodia formed by the lower portions of the aerial shoots.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
