Definition of Corimb
Cor"ymb (k?r"?mb or -?m; 220), n.
[L. corymbus cluster of flowers, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;.]
(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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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