cyme
an inflorescence in which the primary axis bears a single central or terminal flower that blooms first.
a flat or convex inflorescence of this type.
Origin of cyme
1Words Nearby cyme
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How to use cyme in a sentence
Pair of ear-rings, from a grave at cyme in Aeolis, with filigree work and pendant Erotes.
cyme, in appearance much like a corymb, but it differs in the fact that the central flower blooms first.
Trees of the Northern United States | Austin C. ApgarFlowers moncious, rarely dicious, in a terminal open forking cyme; the fertile ones usually in the lower forks.
Diminutive of , a branch, from the repeatedly branched cyme of the original species.
Compound cyme of Hydrangea arborescens, with neutral enlarged flowers round the circumference.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for cyme
/ (saɪm) /
an inflorescence in which the first flower is the terminal bud of the main stem and subsequent flowers develop as terminal buds of lateral stems
Origin of cyme
1Derived forms of cyme
- cymiferous (saɪˈmɪfərəs), adjective
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Scientific definitions for cyme
[ sīm ]
A usually flat-topped or convex determinate inflorescence in which the central main stem and each side branch end in a flower. The flowers in the cluster begin blooming from the flower on the main stem downwards or outwards. Baby's breath, dogwood, and the tomato have cymes.
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