polychasium
[ pol-ee-key-zhee-uhm, -zhuhm, -zee-uhm ]
noun,plural pol·y·cha·si·a [pol-ee-key-zhee-uh, -zhuh, -zee-uh]. /ˌpɒl iˈkeɪ ʒi ə, -ʒə, -zi ə/. Botany.
a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.
Origin of polychasium
1Other words from polychasium
- pol·y·cha·si·al, adjective
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How to use polychasium in a sentence
To this form the terms trichasial and polychasial cyme have been applied; but these are now usually designated cymose umbels.
British Dictionary definitions for polychasium
polychasium
/ (ˌpɒlɪˈkeɪzɪəm) /
nounplural -sia (-zɪə)
botany a cymose inflorescence in which three or more branches arise from each node
Origin of polychasium
1C20: from New Latin, from poly- + -chasium as in dichasium
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