corymbous

Variant of corymb

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

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