Corymb
[kawr-imb, -im, kor-] /ˈkɔr ɪmb, -ɪm, ˈkɒr-/
noun, Botany.
1.
a form of inflorescence in which the flowers form a flat-topped or convex cluster, the outermost flowers being the first to open.
/ˈkɒrɪmb; -rɪm/
noun
1.
an inflorescence in the form of a flat-topped flower cluster with the oldest flowers at the periphery. This type of raceme occurs in the candytuft
corymb
(kôr’ĭmb, -ĭm)
An indeterminate inflorescence whose outer flowers have longer stalks than the inner flowers, so that together they form a round cluster that is rather flat on top. The outer flowers open before the inner ones. Yarrow and the hawthorn have corymbs. See illustration at inflorescence.
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