Meanings
adjectivecymose (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyhaving a cyme, a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side.
Coordinate term: racemose
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side
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Origin
- Latincȳmōsus
- Englishcymose
From the Latin cȳmōsus, from cȳma, whence the English cyma.
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Danish kvastagtig, cymøs
- kvastagtigbotany: having a flower cluster with stems ending in a flower that opens before those below it
- cymøsbotany: having a flower cluster with stems ending in a flower that opens before those below it
Dutch cymeus
- cymeusbotany: having a flower cluster with stems ending in a flower that opens before those below it
German blütenständig, zymös
- blütenständigbotany: having a flower cluster with stems ending in a flower that opens before those below it
- zymösbotany: having a flower cluster with stems ending in a flower that opens before those below it
Norwegian cymøs
- cymøsbotany: having a flower cluster with stems ending in a flower that opens before those below it
Portuguese cimoso
- cimosobotany: having a flower cluster with stems ending in a flower that opens before those below it
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Cite this entry
APA
cymose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cymose
MLA
“cymose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cymose. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cymose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cymose.
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