Cyme vs Crumb - What's the difference?
cyme | crumb |
A “(l)” (of unexpanded leaves, etc.); an opening (l).
(botany) 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. Contrast raceme.
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* 2003 , S. M. Reddy, S. J. Chary, University Botany 2: Gymnosperms, Plant Anatomy, Genetics, Ecology ,
* 2003 , David Curtis Ferree, Ian J. Warrington, Apples: Botany, Production and Uses ,
(architecture) = (l)
??Cyme''' ().?Also 8 '''cime'''.?[a. F. ''cime'', ''cyme'', in the sense ‘top, summit’ (12th c. in Hatzf.):?—?pop. L. ''cima'' = L. ''cyma'' (see above); in the Bot. sense an 18th c. adaptation of the ancient L.]?[¶]?†?'''1.'''?(''cime.'')?A ‘head’ (of unexpanded leaves, etc.).?''Obs. rare.''?[¶]?'''1725''' Bradley ''Fam. Dict.'' s. v. ''Sallet'', The Buds and tender Cime of Nettles by some eaten raw, by others boiled.?[¶]?'''2.'''?''Bot.'' (''cyme.'')?A species of inflorescence wherein the primary axis bears a single terminal flower which develops first, the system being continued by axes of secondary and higher orders which develop successively in like manner; a centrifugal or definite inflorescence: opposed to Raceme. Applied ''esp.'' to compound inflorescences of this type forming a more or less flat head.?[¶]?'''1794''' Martyn ''Rousseau’s Bot.'' v. 55 The arrangement of the flowers in the elder is called a cyme.?'''1854''' S. Thomson ''Wild Fl.'' iii. (ed. 4) 250 The meadow-sweet, with its crowded cymes.?[¶]?'''3.'''?''Arch.''?= Cyma.?[¶?'''1877 Blackmore ''Erema III. xlvii. 106 This is what we call a cyme-joint, a cohesion of two curved surfaces. * * “
??Cyme'''?(Shaks. ''Macb.'' v. iii. 55, 1st Folio), supposed to be an error for ''cynne'', Senna.?[¶?'''1605 Shaks. ''Macb. v. iii. 55 What Rubarb, Cyme, or what Purgatiue drugge Would scowre these English hence. * “A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
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*(Bible), (w) xvi. 21
*:desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table
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*:At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs .
(lb) A bit, small amount.
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The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.
*Old song
*:Dust unto dust, what must be, must; / If you can't get crumb , you'd best eat crust.
A mixture of sugar, cocoa and milk, used to make industrial chocolate.
(lb) A nobody, worthless person.
(lb) A body louse.
To cover with crumbs.
To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; to crumble.
As nouns the difference between cyme and crumb
is that cyme is a “head” (of unexpanded leaves, etc.); an opening bud while crumb is a small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).As a verb crumb is
to cover with crumbs.cyme
English
Etymology 1
From the (etyl) (m), . For considerably more information, see (m).Alternative forms
* (l)Noun
(en noun)- The inflorescence is some form of cyme , and the flowers are usually regular.
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- The plant bears small groups of two or three yellowish coloured flowers on an axillary cyme .
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- The flower cluster is a cyme (terminal flower is the most advanced), is terminal within the bud and may contain up to six individual flowers.
Derived terms
* (l) * (l) * (l)References
* “Cyme]” listed on page 1303 of volume II (C) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles'' [1st ed., 1893]
??Cyme''' ().?Also 8 '''cime'''.?[a. F. ''cime'', ''cyme'', in the sense ‘top, summit’ (12th c. in Hatzf.):?—?pop. L. ''cima'' = L. ''cyma'' (see above); in the Bot. sense an 18th c. adaptation of the ancient L.]?[¶]?†?'''1.'''?(''cime.'')?A ‘head’ (of unexpanded leaves, etc.).?''Obs. rare.''?[¶]?'''1725''' Bradley ''Fam. Dict.'' s. v. ''Sallet'', The Buds and tender Cime of Nettles by some eaten raw, by others boiled.?[¶]?'''2.'''?''Bot.'' (''cyme.'')?A species of inflorescence wherein the primary axis bears a single terminal flower which develops first, the system being continued by axes of secondary and higher orders which develop successively in like manner; a centrifugal or definite inflorescence: opposed to Raceme. Applied ''esp.'' to compound inflorescences of this type forming a more or less flat head.?[¶]?'''1794''' Martyn ''Rousseau’s Bot.'' v. 55 The arrangement of the flowers in the elder is called a cyme.?'''1854''' S. Thomson ''Wild Fl.'' iii. (ed. 4) 250 The meadow-sweet, with its crowded cymes.?[¶]?'''3.'''?''Arch.''?= Cyma.?[¶?'''1877 Blackmore ''Erema III. xlvii. 106 This is what we call a cyme-joint, a cohesion of two curved surfaces. * * “
cyme]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989
Etymology 2
An error for cynne, probably resulting from the overlapping of the two ens in handwriting.References
* “Cyme]” listed on page 1303 of volume II (C) of '' [1st ed., 1893]
??Cyme'''?(Shaks. ''Macb.'' v. iii. 55, 1st Folio), supposed to be an error for ''cynne'', Senna.?[¶?'''1605 Shaks. ''Macb. v. iii. 55 What Rubarb, Cyme, or what Purgatiue drugge Would scowre these English hence. * “
cyme]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989 ----
crumb
English
(wikipedia crumb)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (crumbled food) crumbling * (small amount) see also .Derived terms
* crumber * crumble * crumby, crummy * breadcrumbVerb
- to crumb bread