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rhipidium

noun
rhi·​pid·​i·​um | \ -ˈpidēəm\
plural -s

Definition of rhipidium

: 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

History and Etymology for rhipidium

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

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