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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |