monopodium

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noun

A single and continuous axis of growth of a plant (stem or trunk), producing lateral shoots or branches.

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Meanings

nounmonopodium (plural monopodiums or monopodia)

plural monopodiums · plural monopodia

  1. biologyA single and continuous axis of growth of a plant (stem or trunk), producing lateral shoots or branches.

Origin

From mono- + podium (“footstalk”).

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Translations

German Monopodium, echte Hauptachse
  • Monopodiuma single and continuous vegetable axis
  • echte Hauptachsea single and continuous vegetable axis
Cite this entry
APA

monopodium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopodium

MLA

“monopodium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopodium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monopodium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopodium.

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