CYMOSE

cymose

(adjective) having a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cymose (comparative more cymose, superlative most cymose)

(botany) having a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side.

Anagrams

• mycose

Source: Wiktionary


Cy"mose (s"ms; 277), Cy"mous (s"ms), a. Etym: [L. cymosus full of shoots: cf. FF. cymeux. See Cyme.] (Bot.)

Definition: Having the nature of a cyme, or derived from a cyme; bearing, or pertaining to, a cyme or cymes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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