Polychasium
[pol-ee-key-zhee-uh m, -zhuh m, -zee-uh m] /ˌpɒl iˈkeɪ ʒi əm, -ʒəm, -zi əm/
noun, plural polychasia
[pol-ee-key-zhee-uh, -zhuh, -zee-uh] /ˌpɒl iˈkeɪ ʒi ə, -ʒə, -zi ə/ (Show IPA). Botany.
1.
a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.
/ˌpɒlɪˈkeɪzɪəm/
noun (pl) -sia (-zɪə)
1.
(botany) a cymose inflorescence in which three or more branches arise from each node
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