cyme

• Terme botanique désignant une inflorescence plus ou moins plate dont le ou les fleurs centrales ou apicales s'épanouissent en premier, les fleurs latérales se développant ensuite.

A botanical term for a more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first.

1. Botanical inflorescenceC2formalscientific

   A more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first, with subsequent flowers blooming below or to the sides.

   Cyme (inflorescence)

   • The elderberry plant produces a cyme of small white flowers.
   • Botanists studied the cyme structure to understand its growth pattern.
   • In a cyme, the oldest flower is at the center of the cluster.