— dichasial , adj.
/duy kay"zheuhm, -zhee euhm, -zee euhm/ , n. , pl. dichasia /-zhee euh, -zee euh/ . Bot.
a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces a pair of lateral axes.
[ 1870-75; díchas ( is ) a division, deriv. of dicházein to cleave (deriv. of dícha apart) + L -ium -IUM ]