| 释义 | 
		sym·po·di·al \(ˈ)sim|pōdēəl\ adjective Etymology: New Latin sympodium + English -al 1.   a.  : characteristic of or simulating a sympodium  b.  : cymose 2.  : shifting in line of direction or development in the manner of a sympodium — used especially of social phenomena • sym·po·di·al·ly \-əlē\ adverb |