MONOCHASIUM


Meaning of MONOCHASIUM in English

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

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