cymose
American
[sahy-mohs, sahy-mohs]
/ ˈsaɪ moʊs, saɪˈmoʊs /
adjective
Botany.
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bearing a cyme or cymes.
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of or of the nature of a cyme.
cymose
British
/ -məʊz, saɪˈməʊs, ˈsaɪməʊs /
adjective
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Origin of cymose
First recorded in 1800–10, cymose is from the Latin word cymōsus full of shoots. See cyme, -ose 1
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