monochasium

monochasium Definition

mono·cha·sium (män′ō kā′zē əm, -z̸hē-; -män′ə-)

noun pl. -·sia--ə

Bot. a cymose or determinate inflorescence having only a single main axis

Etymology: ModL < mono- + Gr chasis, division, akin to chainein, to yawn, gape

monochasium Related Forms

mon′o·cha′·sial adjective

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