[ sɪm'pəʊdɪəm ]
■ noun ( plural sympodia -dɪə ) 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'.
[ sɪm'pəʊdɪəm ]
■ noun ( plural sympodia -dɪə ) 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004