noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
cymose inflorescence; cyme
Technical botanical term for a determinate simple inflorescence where the main axis ends in a flower. Compare with 総穂花序 (indeterminate inflorescence).
See also: 総穂花序
A cymose inflorescence is a type of inflorescence where a flower forms at the tip of the main axis.
総穂花序 is an indeterminate (racemose) inflorescence, while 集散花序 is a determinate (cymose) inflorescence.
Compound of 集散 (shūsan, 'gathering and scattering') and 花序 (kajo, 'inflorescence'). The term describes the pattern of flower development in a cyme.