Corymb

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