'scorpioid cyme' definitions:
Definition of 'scorpioid cyme'
noun
A cyme with flowers or branches alternating in opposite ranks
Definition of 'scorpioid cyme'
- 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.]
