cymose

English

Etymology

From the Latin cȳmōsus, from cȳma, whence the English cyma.

Adjective

cymose (comparative more cymose, superlative most cymose)

(botany) having a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side.

Derived terms

cymosely

Translations

botany: having a flower cluster with stems ending in a flower that opens before those below it

Danish: kvastagtig, cymøs
Dutch: cymeus
German: blütenständig, zymös

Norwegian: cymøs
Portuguese: cimoso

Anagrams

mycose

Latin

Adjective

cȳmōse

vocative masculine singular of cȳmōsus

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