CORYMB

corymb

(noun) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

corymb (plural corymbs)

(botany) A cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top.

Source: Wiktionary


Cor"ymb (kr"mb or -m; 220), n. Etym: [L. corymbus cluster of flowers, Gr. (Bot.) (a) A flat-topped or convex cluster of flowers, each on its own footstalk, and arising from different points of a common axis, the outermost blossoms expanding first, as in the hawthorn. (b) Any flattish flower cluster, whatever be the order of blooming, or a similar shaped cluster of fruit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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