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Added 9 October 2026

cymose

adjective

Latin root: cȳmōsus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about cymose at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Having 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.

Origin

From the Latin cȳmōsus, from cȳma, whence the English cyma.

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