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noun, plural cy·mae 
[-mee] , cy·mas.
[-mee] , cy·mas. 1.
Architecture. either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used especially in classical architecture. Compare cyma recta, cyma reversa.
2.
Botany. a cyme.
Origin:
1555–65; < Neo-Latin < Greek kŷma something swollen, a wave, wavy molding, sprout, equivalent to ký(ein) to be pregnant + -ma noun suffix
1555–65; < Neo-Latin < Greek kŷma something swollen, a wave, wavy molding, sprout, equivalent to ký(ein) to be pregnant + -ma noun suffix
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Cyma
is always a great word to know.
So is flamboyant. Does it mean:
| having windows |
| having the form of an ogee or double curve, such as a bar of tracery |
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| cyma (ˈsaɪmə) | |
| —n , pl -mae, -mas | |
| 1. | either of two mouldings having a double curve, part concave and part convex. Cyma recta has the convex part nearer the wall and cyma reversa has the concave part nearer the wall |
| 2. | botany a rare variant of cyme |
| [C16: from New Latin, from Greek kuma something swollen, from kuein to be pregnant] | |
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