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BOSTRYX
Noun
bostryx (plural bostryxes or bostryces)
(botany) A helicoid cyme.
Source: Wiktionary
Bos"tryx, n. [NL.; irreg. fr. Gr. a curl.] (Bot.)
Definition: A form of cymose inflorescence with all the flowers on one side of the rachis, usually causing it to curl; -- called also a uniparous helicoid cyme.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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