adjective
- relating to or characterized by sympodium, a type of branching pattern where the main axis stops growing and growth continues from lateral branches
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The grapevine exhibits sympodial growth with each season’s new shoots arising from lateral buds.
- Many fruit trees display sympodial branching patterns as they mature.
- The botanist explained how sympodial development differs from continuous apical growth.
- Sympodial architecture is common in plants that produce terminal flowers.
- The pruning technique takes advantage of the plant’s sympodial growth habit.