CORYMB


Meaning of CORYMB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯr-ˌim(b), ˈkär-, -əm(b) ]

noun

( plural corymbs -ˌimz, -əmz)

Etymology: French corymbe, from Latin corymbus cluster of fruit or flowers, from Greek korymbos

Date: 1794

: a flat-topped inflorescence; specifically : one in which the flower stalks arise at different levels on the main axis and reach about the same height and in which the outer flowers open first — see inflorescence illustration

• cor·ym·bose -əm-ˌbōs adjective

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