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dichasium

noun di·cha·sium \ dī-ˈkā-zhē-əm , -ˈzē-əm , -zhəm \

Definition of dichasium

plural dichasia play \-z(h)ē-ə, -zhə\
: a cymose inflorescence that produces two main axes

Origin and Etymology of dichasium

New Latin, from Greek dichasis halving, from dichazein to halve, from dicha

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