noun
- Plural of cyme; a type of flower cluster in which the main axis terminates in a single flower, with lateral branches also ending in flowers.
Usage: botanical term; used in plant biology and horticulture
Examples
- The hydrangea displays beautiful cymes of clustered flowers.
- Botanists classify the inflorescences of these plants as cymes.
- The cymes of the forget-me-not are characteristic of the species.
- These flowering shrubs produce dense cymes at the branch tips.
- The gardener studied the cymes to understand the plant's blooming pattern.