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–noun
1.an inflorescence in which the primary axis bears a single central or terminal flower that blooms first.
2.a flat or convex inflorescence of this type.

[Origin: 1595–1605; < L cȳma cabbage sprout < Gk kŷma; see cyma]
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n.   A usually flat-topped or convex flower cluster in which the main axis and each branch end in a flower that opens before the flowers below or to the side of it.


[Latin cȳma, young cabbage sprout, from Greek kūma, anything swollen, sprout; see cyma.]

cy·mif'er·ous (sī-mĭf'ər-əs) adj.
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cyme

noun
more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first 

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cyme    Audio Help   (sīm)  Pronunciation Key 
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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Cyme

Cy"ma\ (s[imac]"m[.a]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma. See Cyme]

1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form.

2. (Bot.) A cyme. See Cyme.

Cyma recta, or Cyma, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and swelling below.

Cyma reversa, or Ogee, a cyma swelling out on the upper part and hollow below.
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