cyme (s m)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 c  ma, young cabbage sprout, from Greek k ma, anything swollen, sprout; see cyma.]cy·mif  er·ous (s-m f r-s) adj. |
cyme [saɪm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) an inflorescence in which the first flower is the terminal bud of the main stem and subsequent flowers develop as terminal buds of lateral stems
[from Latin cȳma cabbage sprout, from Greek kuma anything swollen; see cyma]
cymiferous [saɪˈmɪfərəs] adj
| cyme (sm) 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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  cyme - more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens firstinflorescence - the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk cymule - a small cyme, generally with few flowers glomerule - a compacted or sessile cyme scorpioid cyme - a cyme with flowers or branches alternating in opposite ranks |
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