Sympodium
Pronunciation : Sym*po"di*um
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: An axis or stem produced by dichotomous branching in which one of the branches is regularly developed at the expense of the other, as in the grapevine.
pl. Sympodia.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913