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cymes

The correct spelling is cymes.

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noun

Say it like: Sym-es

The correct spelling is cymes. (spelt cime) A “head” (of unexpanded leaves, etc.); an opening bud.

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  1. 1.(spelt cime) A “head” (of unexpanded leaves, etc.); an opening bud.
  2. 2.A flattish or convex flower cluster, of the centrifugal or determinate type, on which each axis terminates with a flower which blooms before the flowers below it. Contrast raceme.
  3. 3.= cyma

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