corymb Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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

WordNet


Cor"ymb noun
Etymology
L. corymbus cluster of flowers, Gr. .
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) (a) 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. (b) Any flattish flower cluster, whatever be the order of blooming, or a similar shaped cluster of fruit.

Webster 1913