Monochasium Definition
mŏnə-kāzē-əm, -zhē-
monochasia
noun
A cymose or determinate inflorescence having only a single main axis.
Webster's New World
A cyme having only one lateral flower or branch originating from beneath a terminal flower, resulting in a helicoid or scorpiod inflorescence.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Monochasium
Noun
Singular:
monochasiumPlural:
monochasiaOrigin of Monochasium
From New Latin monochasium, from Ancient Greek μόνος (monos, “alone, only, sole, single") + χάσις (khasis, “chasm, separation").
From Wiktionary
mono– (di)chasium
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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