Visual meaning of 'cymes'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of cymes: (spelt cime) A “head” (of unexpanded leaves, etc.); an opening bud.

noun

(spelt cime) A “head” (of unexpanded leaves, etc.); an opening bud.

"The gardener carefully harvested the cymes of the broccoli, choosing the tightest, greenest heads for the market. "

Visual illustration of cymes: 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.

noun

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.

"The hydrangea bush was covered in beautiful, rounded cymes, each flower cluster blooming from the center outwards. "

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Visual illustration of cymes: = cyma

noun

= cyma

"The antique dresser featured delicate cymes carved along the edges of its drawers. "

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