'Corymb' definitions:
Definition of 'corymb'
(from WordNet)
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 of 'Corymb'
From: 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]