Sympodial

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1. multiple upward branching from a common branch point, resembling an upward-turned hand.
2. when growth continues through a series of axillary branches that seem to form a single stem.

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Comparison of growth forms.
Source: http://hvp.osu.edu/hcs300/glossary/growth.htm