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Webster 1913 Edition

Sympodial

Sym-po′di-al

,

Adj.

(Bot.)

Composed of superposed branches in such a way as to imitate a simple axis;

as, a

sympodial

stem

.

Definition 2024

sympodial

sympodial

English

Adjective

sympodial ‎(not comparable)

(botany) Having a specialized lateral growth pattern in which the apical meristem is terminated.