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monopodia

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mon⋅o⋅po⋅di⋅um

  [mon-uh-poh-dee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -di⋅a  [-dee-uh] . Botany.
a single main axis that continues to extend at the apex in the original line of growth, giving off lateral branches beneath in acropetal succession.
Compare sympodium.

Origin:
1870–75; mono- + -podium

Related forms:
mon⋅o⋅po⋅di⋅al, adjective
mon⋅o⋅po⋅di⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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mon·o·po·di·um   (mŏn'ə-pō'dē-əm)   
n.   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.

[New Latin, from Late Latin monopodius, one-footed, from Greek monopous : mono-, mono- + pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
mon'o·po'di·al (-dē-əl) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

monopodia mon·o·po·di·a (mŏn'ə-pō'dē-ə)
n.
A congenital malformation chracterized by only one foot being externally recognizable.

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monopodium   (mŏn'ə-pō'dē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural monopodia
A main axis of a plant, such as the trunk of a spruce, that maintains a single line of growth, giving off lateral branches.
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