noun
- a type of branching pattern in plants where the main axis stops growing and is continued by lateral branches
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The grape vine exhibits sympodium growth with its characteristic zigzag pattern.
- In sympodium branching, each lateral shoot takes over as the main stem.
- The botanist identified the sympodium structure in the tomato plant’s stem.
- Many flowering plants display sympodium development during their growth cycle.
- The sympodium allows the plant to continue growing even when the main shoot is damaged.