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corymb

(kôr′im, -imb)

noun

a broad, flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the outer flower stalks are long and those toward the center progressively shorter, as in the candytuft

Origin: Fr corymbe < L corymbus, cluster of fruit or flowers < Gr korymbos; akin to korys: see corydalis

Related Forms:

corymbose adjective or corymbous
corymbosely adverb

See corymb in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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.

Origin:

Origin: French corymbe

Origin: , from Latin corymbus, bunch of flowers

Origin: , from Greek korumbos, head; see ker-¹ in Indo-European roots

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