bostryx
noun
bos·tryx
ˈbästriks
plural bostryces
-rə̇ˌsēz
or bostryxes -riksə̇z
: a cyme with all the flowers on one side of the rachis usually causing it to curl
called also helicoid cyme
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, irregular from Greek bostrychos curl; akin to Old High German questa apron of leaves, Old Swedish kvaster, koster tuft, brush, Norwegian kvas small branches when cut off, Latin vespices thick shrubbery, Albanian (Gheg) ghethi leaf, Sanskrit guṣpita accumulation