- cincinnus
-
a type of monochasium on which the successive axes arise alternately in respect to the preceding one; a scorpioid cyme.
Wikipedia foundation.
cincinnus
Look at other dictionaries:
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cincinnus — (lat.), 1) Locke; 2) zu großer Schmuck, Künstelei im Ausdrucke … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Cincinnus — (lat.), Wickel, s. Blütenstand, S. 94 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Cincinnus — Cincinnus, Blütenstand, s. Wickel … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
cincinnus — /sin sinˈəs/ (botany) noun A uniparous cymose inflorescence in which the plane of each daughter axis is at right angles, alternately to right and left, with that of its parent axis ORIGIN: L, a curl • • • cincinnˈate adjective … Useful english dictionary
cincinnus — /sɪnˈsɪnəs/ (say sin sinuhs) noun a cymose inflorescence with short alternating internodes forming a coiled axis, as in forget me not or comfrey. {Latin: curl, ringlet} …
cicinnus — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cicinus — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cincinnal — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-ni — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
