di·cha·si·um (d -k  z - m, -zh-m, -zhm)n. pl. di·cha·si·a (-z -, -zh-, -zh) A cyme having two lateral flowers or branches originating from opposite points beneath a terminal flower. [New Latin, from Greek dikhasis, division, from dikhazein, to divide in two, from dikha, in two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.] di·cha si·al (-z-l, -zh-l, -zhl) adj.di·cha si·al·ly adv. |
dichasium [daɪˈkeɪzɪəm]
n pl -sia [-zɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a cymose inflorescence in which each branch bearing a flower gives rise to two other flowering branches, as in the stitchwort Compare monochasium
[New Latin, from Greek dikhasis a dividing, from dikhazein to divide in two, from dikha in two]
dichasial adj
dichasially adv
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