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corymb

cor·ymb

(kôr′ĭmb, -ĭm, kŏr′-)

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- in Indo-European roots.]

cor′ym·bose′ (-ĭm-bōs′), co·rym′bous (kə-rĭm′bəs) adj.

cor′ym·bose′ly adv.

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corymb

(ˈkɒrɪmb; -rɪm)

(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

[C18: from Latin corymbus, from Greek korumbos cluster]

ˈcorymbed adj

coˈrymbose, coˈrymbous adj

coˈrymbosely adv

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cor•ymb

(ˈkɔr ɪmb, -ɪm, ˈkɒr-)

n.

a form of inflorescence in which the flowers form a flat-topped or convex cluster.

[1700–10; < Latin corymbus < Greek kórymbos head, top, cluster of fruit or flowers]

cor′ymbed, adj.

cor′ymb•like`, adj.

cor·ymb

(kôr′ĭmb, kôr′ĭm)

A flower cluster whose outer flowers have longer stalks than the inner flowers, so that together they form a round cluster that is rather flat on top. Yarrow and the hawthorn have corymbs.

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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

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