Cincinnus

/sɪnˈsɪnəs/ noun

Definition

a spiral or coil-like structure, particularly used in botany to describe a curved flower cluster.

Etymology

From Latin cincinus, meaning curl or ringlet, borrowed into botanical scientific terminology.

Kelly Says

A cincinus is what happens when a plant's flowers arrange themselves in a beautiful spiral—it's one of those Latin words scientists use because it describes something so specific that English doesn't have a common word for it.

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