Inflected forms: pl. sym·po·di·a (-d-) Botany A primary axis that develops from a series of short lateral branches and often has a zigzag or irregular form, as in orchids of the genus Cattleya. Also called pseudaxis.
ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin : syn– + Greek podion, base (from pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Appendix I).
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