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noun
A cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: inflorescence
History
From the French corymbe, from the Latin corymbus, from the Ancient Greek κόρυμβος (kórumbos). Doublet of corymbus.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
