Cincinnus \Cin*cin"nus\, n.; pl. {-ni}. [Also {cicinus}, {cicinnus}.] [L., a curl of hair.] (Bot.) A form of monochasium in which the lateral branches arise alternately on opposite sides of the false axis; -- called also {scorpioid cyme}. -- {Cin*cin"nal}, a.
scorpioid cyme n : a cyme with flowers or branches alternating in opposite ranks