MONOCHASIUM


Meaning of MONOCHASIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈkä-zē-əm, -zhē- ]

noun

( plural mono·cha·sia -zē-ə, -zhē-)

Etymology: New Latin, from mon- + -chasium (as in dichasium )

Date: circa 1890

: a cymose inflorescence that produces only one main axis

• mono·cha·sial -zē-əl, -zhē- adjective

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