cyme
noun/saɪm/
Frequency rank: #19,942 most common English word
Meaning
a type of flower cluster in which the central or terminal flower blooms first, with subsequent flowers developing on lateral branches.
Example sentence
The botanist pointed out the cyme at the tip of the stem, where the central flower had bloomed first.
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