monopodium

noun

monopodium

noun

Etymology From mono- + podium (“footstalk”).

1

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences A single and continuous axis of growth of a plant (stem or trunk), producing lateral shoots or branches.

Related terms
sympodium, monochasium, monopodial

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