n.
Pronunciation: - ' kä-z ē - ə m, -zh ē -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -sia \ -z ē - ə , -zh ē - \
Etymology: New Latin, from mon- + -chasium (as in dichasium )
Date: circa 1890
: a cymose inflorescence that produces only one main axis
– mono · cha · sial \ -z ē - ə l, -zh ē - \ adjective