rhipidium

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noun

A scorpioid cyme whose successive pedicels follow a zigzag path on the same plane.

OriginAncient Greek ῥιπίδιον →
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Meanings

nounrhipidium (plural rhipidia)

plural rhipidia

  1. biologyA scorpioid cyme whose successive pedicels follow a zigzag path on the same plane.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥιπίδιον
  2. Englishrhipidium

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥιπίδιον (rhipídion).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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