2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Corymb \Cor"ymb\ (k?r"?mb or -?m; 220), n. [L. corymbus cluster of flowers, Gr. ko`rymbos.] (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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: corymb n : 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
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