Main Entry:

cyme

Pronunciation:

\ˈsīm\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

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

Date:

1794

: 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