cy·mose

[sahy-mohs, sahy-mohs]
adjective Botany.
1.
bearing a cyme or cymes.
2.
of or of the nature of a cyme.

Origin:
1800–10; < Latin cymōsus full of shoots. See cyme, -ose1

cy·mose·ly, adverb
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cymose (ˈsaɪməʊs, -məʊz, saɪˈməʊs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
having the characteristics of a cyme
 
cymosely
 
adv

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Determinate simple inflorescences are generally called cymose.
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