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monopodial, a.|mɒnəʊˈpəʊdɪəl|
[f. monopodium + -al1.]
Pertaining to or of the nature of a monopodium; characterized by having a single and continuous axis from which lateral shoots are produced. Hence monoˈpodially adv.
1876Balfour in Encycl. Brit. IV. 93/2 In monopodial branchings the primary axis may continue to develop more strongly than its lateral axes. Ibid. 125/1 In Myosotis (Forget-me-not) the axis is not a sympodium, but the branching takes place monopodially. 1880Gray Struct. Bot. iii. §3. 55 note, A stem formed by the continued development of a terminal bud is monopodial or a monopodium. |