cor|ymb

cor|ymb
cor|ymb «KR ihmb, -ihm; KOR-», noun.
Botany. a flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the outer flowers blossom first. Cherry blossoms and candytuft are corymbs. Small flowers on short stems grow from a longer, central stem to form a round cluster, rather flat on top.
[< New Latin corymb < Latin corymbus cluster of fruit or flowers < Greek kórymbos top, cluster (of fruit)]
cor´ymb|like´, adjective.

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