/suy"meuh/ , n. , pl. cymae /-mee/ , cymas .
1. Archit. either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used esp. in classical architecture. Cf. cyma recta, cyma reversa .
2. Bot. a cyme.
[ 1555-65; kyma something swollen, a wave, wavy molding, sprout, equiv. to ký ( ein ) to be pregnant + - ma n. suffix ]