cyme
Syllabification: (cyme)
Pronunciation: /sīm/
Definition of cyme
noun
Botany- a flower cluster with a central stem bearing a single terminal flower that develops first, the other flowers in the cluster developing as terminal buds of lateral stems. Compare with raceme.
Derivatives
Origin:
early 18th century (denoting the unopened head of a plant): from French, literally 'summit', from a popular variant of Latin cyma