rhipidium

noun

rhi·​pid·​i·​um

-ˈpidēəm

plural -s

: a fan-shaped cymose inflorescence (as in some sedges) in which the branches lie in the same plane and are suppressed alternately on each side

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek rhipidion small bellows, diminutive of rhipid-, rhipis fan

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