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What (who) is Sympodium - definition

PATTERN OF BRANCHING, SIMILAR TO DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING, CHARACTERIZED BY BRANCHING ALONG A STEM OR HYPHAE
Sympodium; Sympodia; Sympodially; Sympodial
  • ''[[Laelia superbiens]]'', a sympodial orchid.

Sympodium         
·noun An axis or stem produced by dichotomous branching in which one of the branches is regularly developed at the expense of the other, as in the grapevine.
sympodium         
[s?m'p??d??m]
¦ noun (plural sympodia -d??) Botany an apparent main axis or stem made up of successive secondary axes.
Derivatives
sympodial adjective
Origin
C19: mod. L., from Gk syn- 'together' + pous, pod- 'foot'.
Sympodia         
·pl of Sympodium.

Wikipedia

Sympodial branching

Sympodial growth is a bifurcating branching pattern where one branch develops more strongly than the other, resulting in the stronger branches forming the primary shoot and the weaker branches appearing laterally. A sympodium, also referred to as a sympode or pseudaxis, is the primary shoot, comprising the stronger branches, formed during sympodial growth. The pattern is similar to dichotomous branching; it is characterized by branching along stems or hyphae.

In botany, sympodial growth occurs when the apical meristem is terminated and growth is continued by one or more lateral meristems, which repeat the process. The apical meristem may be consumed to make an inflorescence or other determinate structure, or it may be aborted.