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cyme definition

cyme (sīm)

noun

a flat-topped inflorescence formed by a growth pattern in which the initial stem and all subsequent emerging lateral stems terminate with a blossom

Etymology: L cyma, young cabbage sprout < Gr kyma, something swollen, a billow, a wave, young cabbage sprout < kyein, to be pregnant < IE base *eu-, to swell > L cavus, hollow

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