'cicinnus' definitions:

Definition of 'cicinnus'

From: GCIDE
  • Cincinnus \Cin*cin"nus\, n.; pl. -ni. [Also cicinus, cicinnus.] [L., a curl of hair.] (Bot.) A form of monochasium in which the lateral branches arise alternately on opposite sides of the false axis; -- called also scorpioid cyme. -- {Cin*cin"nal}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]