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cyme

[sahym]
–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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cyme   (sīm)   
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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