Corymb Definition

kôrĭmb, -ĭm, kŏr-
noun
A broad, flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the outer flower stalks are long and those toward the center progressively shorter, as in the candytuft.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Corymb

Noun

Singular:
corymb
Plural:
corymbs

Origin of Corymb

  • French corymbe from Latin corymbus bunch of flowers from Greek korumbos head ker-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the French corymbe, from the Latin corymbus, from the Ancient Greek κόρυμβος (korumbos).

    From Wiktionary

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