cyme

cyme

noun \ˈsīm\

Definition of CYME

: an inflorescence in which each floral axis terminates in a single flower; especially : a determinate inflorescence of this type containing several flowers with the first-opening central flower terminating the main axis and subsequent flowers developing from lateral buds — see inflorescence illustration

Origin of CYME

New Latin cyma, from Latin, cabbage sprout, from Greek kyma swell, wave, cabbage sprout, from kyein to be pregnant; akin to Sanskrit śvayati it swells, grows

First Known Use: 1794

Rhymes with CYME

chime, climb, clime, crime, dime, disme, grime, lime, mime, prime, rhyme, rime, slime, stime, thyme, time