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monopodium

(män′ō pō′dē əm)

Bot. a single main stem that continues to extend at the apex in its original line of growth, giving off lateral branches or axes, as the trunk of certain pine trees

Origin: ModL: see mono- & -podium

Related Forms:

monopodial adjective

See monopodium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. mon·o·po·di·a (-dē-ə)

A main axis of a plant, such as the trunk of a spruce, that maintains a single line of growth, giving off lateral branches.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Late Latin monopodius, one-footed

Origin: , from Greek monopous

Origin: : mono-, mono-

Origin: + pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

monˌo·poˈdi·al (-dē-əl) adjective

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