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Word entry · 4 letters

cyme

Best crossword clue

"Flat-topped bloom cluster"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /saɪm/Part of speech nounSorted cemyStarts with CEnds with E2 clues
1C2Y3M4E

Definitions

  1. more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first

Word origin

An error for cynne, probably resulting from the overlapping of the two ens in handwriting.

Used in a sentence

  • The inflorescence is some form of cyme, and the flowers are usually regular.
  • The plant bears small groups of two or three yellowish coloured flowers on an axillary cyme.
  • The flower cluster is a cyme (terminal flower is the most advanced), is terminal within the bud and may contain up to six individual flowers.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Flat-topped bloom cluster4 letters
02Flat flower cluster4 letters

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