cincinnus

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noun

A type of monochasium on which the successive axes arise alternately in respect to the preceding one; a scorpioid cyme.

OriginLatin cincinnus →
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Meanings

nouncincinnus (plural cincinni)

plural cincinni · alternative cicinnus

  1. biologyA type of monochasium on which the successive axes arise alternately in respect to the preceding one; a scorpioid cyme.

Origin

  1. Latincincinnus“a lock of hair”
  2. Englishcincinnus

From Latin cincinnus (“a lock of hair”).

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APA

cincinnus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cincinnus

MLA

“cincinnus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cincinnus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cincinnus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cincinnus.

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