cyme

/saɪm/
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Other forms: cymes

Definitions of cyme
  1. noun
    more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first
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    types:
    cymule
    a small cyme, generally with few flowers
    glomerule
    a compacted or sessile cyme
    scorpioid cyme
    a cyme with flowers or branches alternating in opposite ranks
    type of:
    inflorescence
    the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
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