paracladiumn.

Brit.

/ˌparəˈkleɪdɪəm/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrəˈkleɪdiəm/

Inflections: Plural paracladia.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Parakladium.

Etymology: < German Parakladium (W. Troll Infloreszenzen (1964) I. ii. i; earlier, in slightly wider sense, C. H. Schultz Neues System der Morphologie der Pflanzen (1847) i. 4) < para- para- prefix¹ + ancient Greek κλάδος branch (see cladus n.) + scientific Latin -ium -y suffix⁴.

Botany.

In certain types of compound inflorescence: a subsidiary branch that has the same branching structure as the main axis.

ΚΠ

1965 F. Weberling in Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 59 216 All..proved to be homologous elements, and they are referred to by the term ‘paracladia’ because these branches repeat the structure of the main axis of the flowering stem.

1982 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 69 1615/2 An..inflorescence composed of primary, secondary, and tertiary axes each bearing paracladia consisting of 1 terminal and 4–6 axillary flowers.

1994 A. D. Bell Plant Form 142 Each paracladium need not be a complete or exact copy of the parent shoot.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paracladium
释义	paracladiumn. Brit. /ˌparəˈkleɪdɪəm/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈkleɪdiəm/ Inflections: Plural paracladia. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Parakladium. Etymology: < German Parakladium (W. Troll Infloreszenzen (1964) I. ii. i; earlier, in slightly wider sense, C. H. Schultz Neues System der Morphologie der Pflanzen (1847) i. 4) < para- para- prefix¹ + ancient Greek κλάδος branch (see cladus n.) + scientific Latin -ium -y suffix⁴. Botany. In certain types of compound inflorescence: a subsidiary branch that has the same branching structure as the main axis. ΚΠ 1965 F. Weberling in Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 59 216 All..proved to be homologous elements, and they are referred to by the term ‘paracladia’ because these branches repeat the structure of the main axis of the flowering stem. 1982 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 69 1615/2 An..inflorescence composed of primary, secondary, and tertiary axes each bearing paracladia consisting of 1 terminal and 4–6 axillary flowers. 1994 A. D. Bell Plant Form 142 Each paracladium need not be a complete or exact copy of the parent shoot. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1965
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