monochasial
/ˌmɑnəˈkeɪʒəl/
adjective
- Relating to or having a single main axis that produces flowers or branches one at a time, as in certain plant growth patterns.
- The botanist explained that the plant's monochasial growth pattern meant each new shoot came from a single side branch.
- The textbook diagram showed a monochasial inflorescence where the main stem ended in a flower and a lateral branch continued the growth.
- In the garden, the monochasial cyme of the forget-me-not produced flowers in a curved, one-sided cluster.