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cyme
an inflorescence in which the first flower is the terminal bud of the main stem and subsequent flowers develop as terminal buds of lateral stems -
raceme
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley. -
corymb
an inflorescence in the form of a flat-topped flower cluster with the oldest flowers at the periphery. This type of raceme occurs in the candytuft -
spadix
an inflorescence consisting of a spike with a fleshy or thickened axis, usually enclosed in a spathe. -
spike
an ear, as of wheat or other grain. -
umbel
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.