Sympodium

What do we mean by sympodium?

An apparent axis that develops when growth occurs by means of lateral branches rather than continuing along the principal stem, often having a zigzag or irregular form. noun

In botany, an axis or stem which imitates a simple stem, but is made up of the bases of a number of axes which arise successively as branches one from another. The grape-vine furnishes a perfect example. Compare monopodium and dichotomy. Also called pseudo-axis. noun

An axis or stem produced by dichotomous branching in which one of the branches is regularly developed at the expense of the other, as in the grapevine. noun

A pattern of branching, similar to dichotomous branching. noun

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.

Words that are spelled similarly to sympodium:
sympodium, symposium, spodium, empodium, sympodial, sympodia.

Adjectives that are often used to describe sympodium:
first, scorpioid.

Words that sound like sympodium:
cymbidium, symposium, symptom, symposia, simptom, symposiums, pseudopodium, sodium, simpatico, sympatico, imodium, symbian, psidium, symbion, simplism.