Cymose
6 lettersadjectiverareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Describing a flower cluster in which both the main stem and each branch terminate in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side.
“The botanist noted that the plant bore a flat-topped cymose inflorescence.”
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cy·mose
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Wordle
Contains Y and ends in -OSE, a common botanical and chemistry suffix, no repeated letters
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CYMOSE scores well with C and Y, the -OSE ending offers limited but useful hooks
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