cor·ymb (kôr  mb, -m, k r-)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. [French corymbe, from Latin corymbus, bunch of flowers, from Greek korumbos, head; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.] cor ym·bose (-m-b s), co·rymbous (k -rmbs) adj.cor ym·bosely adv. |
corymb [ˈkɒrɪmb -rɪm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) 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
[from Latin corymbus, from Greek korumbos cluster]
corymbed adj
corymbose , corymbous adj
corymbosely adv
| 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. |
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| 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 firstinflorescence - the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk |
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