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sympodium

(sim pō′dē əm)

Bot. an apparent stem actually made up of a series of axillary branches growing one from another, giving the effect of a simple stem, as in the grape

Origin: ModL: see sym- & -podium

Related Forms:

sympodial adjective

See sympodium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. sym·po·di·a (-dē-ə)
Botany

A primary axis that develops from a series of short lateral branches and often has a zigzag or irregular form, as in orchids of the genus Cattleya. Also called pseudaxis.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: : syn-

Origin: + Greek podion, base (from pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots)

Related Forms:

sym·poˈdi·al (-dē-əl) adjective

sym·poˈdi·al·ly adverb

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