Meanings
nounmonochasium (plural monochasia)
plural monochasia
- biologyA type of cyme on which each single axis bears one flower.
Origin
- Ancient Greekμόνος“alone, only, sole, single”
- New Latinmonochasium
- Englishmonochasium
From New Latin monochasium, from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”) + χάσις (khásis, “chasm, separation”).
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Danish enarmet kvast
- enarmet kvastcyme with one flower on each axis
German Monochasium
- Monochasiumcyme with one flower on each axis
Icelandic hálfskúfur
- hálfskúfurcyme with one flower on each axis
Norwegian enarmet kvast, ensidig kvast
- enarmet kvastcyme with one flower on each axis
- ensidig kvastcyme with one flower on each axis
Swedish ensidig knippe
- ensidig knippecyme with one flower on each axis
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APA
monochasium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monochasium
MLA
“monochasium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monochasium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monochasium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monochasium.
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