corymb

cor·ymb  (kôrmb, -m, kr-)

n.

A usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points of the main stem to approximately the same height.

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[French corymbe, from Latin corymbus, bunch of flowers, from Greek korumbos, head; see ker-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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corym·bose (-m-bs), co·rymbous (k-rmbs) adj.

corym·bosely adv.

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corymb

Noun

Bot a flat-topped flower cluster with the stems growing progressively shorter towards the centre [Greek korumbos cluster]

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corymb  (kôrmb, -m)

An indeterminate inflorescence whose outer flowers have longer stalks than the inner flowers, so that together they form a round cluster that is rather flat on top. The outer flowers open before the inner ones. Yarrow and the hawthorn have corymbs. See illustration at inflorescence.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

corymb - flat-topped or convex inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points on the main stem to approximately the same height; outer flowers open first inflorescence - the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk