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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A small cyme, or one with very few flowers.
2. 2
   a small cyme, generally with few flowers wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cȳmula (“a tender sprout”), the diminutive form of cȳma, whence the English cyma and, ultimately, cyme.

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