cyme

noun3

1. •
   A flattish or convex flower cluster, of the centrifugal or determinate type, on which each axis terminates with a flower which blooms before the flowers below it.

   • The inflorescence is some form of cyme, and the flowers are usually regular. — 1906
2. •
   A cyma.
3. •
   (no longer used, rare) A “head” (of unexpanded leaves, etc.); an opening bud.