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cyme
[ sahym ]
noun
- an inflorescence in which the primary axis bears a single central or terminal flower that blooms first.
- a flat or convex inflorescence of this type.
cyme
/ saɪm; saɪˈmɪfərəs /
noun
- 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
cyme
/ ī /
- 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.
Derived Forms
- cymiferous, adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cyme1
Example Sentences
The sweet, carrion scent of dogwood filled the air; in the evening sunshine, the insects hummed around the dense white cymes hanging low above the grass.
Culm 3–6° high; leaves about 6´´ wide; cymes decompound, diffuse; bristles awl-shaped, stout, unequal, shorter than the achene.—Wet places, Penn. to Fla., west to S. Ind. and Mo. 14.
Flowers.—Minute; two or three lines across; in large, flat, five-branched cymes; white.
An inflorescence has the form of a dichotomously-branched cyme bearing small erect cones; those containing the female flowers attain the size of a fir-cone, and are scarlet in colour.
The flowers, which appear in June and July, are small, white, and arranged in cymes 2 to 4 in. in diameter.
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