Corymb

[kɒrimb]

Definition

(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.

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Definition

(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.

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

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Definition

n. (bot.) a convex flower-cluster of indefinite inflorescence.—adjs. Corym′biate -d; Corymbif′erous; Corym′bose Corym′bous Corym′bulous.

Typist: Shelley