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cyme

noun \ˈsīm\

Definition of CYME

:  an inflorescence in which each floral axis terminates in a single flower; especially :  a determinate inflorescence of this type containing several flowers with the first-opening central flower terminating the main axis and subsequent flowers developing from lateral buds — see inflorescence illustration
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Origin of CYME

New Latin cyma, from Latin, cabbage sprout, from Greek kyma swell, wave, cabbage sprout, from kyein to be pregnant; akin to Sanskrit śvayati it swells, grows
First Known Use: 1794

Rhymes with CYME

chime, climb, clime, crime, dime, disme, grime, lime, mime, prime, rhyme, rime, slime, stime, thyme, time

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cyme
  2. helicoid cyme
  3. scorpioid cyme
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