Definition of corymb Corymb

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We found 6 definitions of corymb from 5 different sources.

What does corymb mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: corymbs

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

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Wiktionary

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

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

corymb (n.)
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.
corymb (n.)
Any flattish flower cluster, whatever be the order of blooming, or a similar shaped cluster of fruit.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

corymb
kor′imb, n. (bot.) a convex flower-cluster of indefinite inflorescence.—adjs. Corym′biate, -d; Corymbif′erous; Corym′bose, Corym′bous, Corym′bulous. [L. corymbus—Gr. korymbos, a cluster.]