Dichasium Definition

dī-kāzē-əm, -zhē-əm, -zhəm
dichasia
noun
A cyme in which two opposite branches arise below each terminal flower.
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Origin of Dichasium

  • New Latin from Greek dikhasis division from dikhazein to divide in two from dikha in two dwo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Dichasium Sentence Examples

  • The term dichasium has also been applied to this form of cyme.

  • Sometimes, especially towards the summit of a dichasium, owing to the exhaustion of the growing power of the plant, only one of the bracts gives origin to a new axis, the other remaining empty; thus the inflorescence becomes unilateral, and further development is arrested.

  • Biparous Cyme (Dichotomous),including 3-5chotomou3 Cymes (Dichasium, Cymose Umbel, Anthela).

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