the main axis of growth in the grapevine and similar plants: a lateral branch that arises from just behind the apex of the main stem, which ceases to grow, and continues growing in the same direction as the main stem
Compare monopodium
Derived forms
sympodial (symˈpodial)
adjective
sympodially (symˈpodially)
adverb
Word origin
C19: from New Latin, from syn- + Greek podion a little foot, from pous foot
Examples of 'sympodia' in a sentence
sympodia
The immediate addition of two sympodia occurs only during infrequent transition from the decussate to trimerous pattern.
Dorota Kwiatkowska 2014, 'Ontogenetic changes in the shoot primary vasculature of Anagallis arvensis L.', Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniaehttps://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/999. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)