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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]