cymæ

UK/ˈsaɪmiː/

A form of cyma — The wavelike, curved shape of a cymatium, consisting of a concave and a convex line; (loosely) the cymatium itself.

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Meanings

nouncymæ pl
  1. pluralplural of cyma

    The flowers terminate the branches in four parted cymæ; they are white and make a pretty good appearance.

    1785, Humphry Marshall, Arbuſtrum Americanum, page 161
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