Monopodium Definition

mŏnə-pōdē-əm
monopodia
noun
A single main stem that continues to extend at the apex in its original line of growth, giving off lateral branches or axes, as the trunk of certain pine trees.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
monopodium
Plural:
monopodia, monopodiums

Origin of Monopodium

  • New Latin from Late Latin monopodius one-footed from Greek monopous mono- mono- pous pod- foot ped- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin. See monopody.

    From Wiktionary

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