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dichasium

Syllabification: (di·cha·si·um)
Pronunciation: /dīˈkāZH(ē)əm, -zēəm/

Definition of dichasium

noun (plural dichasia /-ZHēə, -zēə/)

Botany
  • a cyme in which each flowering branch gives rise to two or more branches symmetrically placed.

Origin:

late 19th century: modern Latin, from di-1 'two' + Greek khasis 'separation'

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