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cymose

 
Dictionary: cy·mose   ('mōs') pronunciation
also cy·mous (-məs)
adj.
  1. Relating to or resembling a cyme; determinate.
  2. Bearing a cyme or cymes.

[CYM(E) + -OSE1.]

cymosely cy'mose'ly adv.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (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


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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