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cincinnus

cincinnus noun: a type of monochasium on which the successive axes arise alternately in respect to the preceding one; a scorpioid cyme.

cincinnus: a type of monochasium on which the successive axes arise alternately in respect to the preceding...
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Noun

cincinnus (plural cincinni)

  1. A type of monochasium on which the successive axes arise alternately in respect to the preceding one; a scorpioid cyme.

Forms of cincinnus

pluralcincinni
alternative formcicinnus

Origin of cincinnus

From Latin cincinnus (“a lock of hair”).

Words formed from cincinnus

Questions about cincinnus

What does cincinnus mean?
Cincinnus means a type of monochasium on which the successive axes arise alternately in respect to the preceding one; a scorpioid cyme.
What part of speech is cincinnus?
Cincinnus is a noun.
What is the plural of cincinnus?
The plural of cincinnus is cincinni.

Words near cincinnus in the dictionary

  1. Cincinnatian
  2. Cincinnatians
  3. Cincinnatis
  4. Cincinnatus
  5. cincinni
  6. cincinnus
  7. Cincitucky
  8. cinclid
  9. cinclids
  10. cinclodes
  11. Cinco

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