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corymb

[ kawr-imb, -im, kor- ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. a form of inflorescence in which the flowers form a flat-topped or convex cluster, the outermost flowers being the first to open.


corymb

/ ˈkɒrɪmb; -rɪm /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


corymb

/ kôrĭmb,-ĭm /

  1. 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.
  2. See illustration at inflorescence


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Derived Forms

  • coˈrymbosely, adverb
  • ˈcorymbed, adjective
  • coˈrymbose, adjective
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Other Words From

  • corymbed adjective
  • corymblike adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corymb1

1700–10; < Latin corymbus < Greek kórymbos head, top, cluster of fruit or flowers
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corymb1

C18: from Latin corymbus, from Greek korumbos cluster
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Example Sentences

The flowers are yellow, about three-quarters of an inch in diameter, and form a compact, terminal corymb.

Their flower-heads are yellow, arranged in a corymb, and bloom during the whole of the summer.

It grows from two to four feet high, and bears a corymb of many yellow heads, from July to September.

The numerous flower-heads are arranged in a corymb, and are about half an inch in diameter, with white ray and yellow disc.

The flower-heads are bright yellow, large, and arranged in a loose, terminal corymb.

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