corymb

English

Alternative forms

• corymbus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: kŏʹrĭmb, IPA: /ˈkɒɹɪmb/, X-SAMPA: /"kQr\Imb/

Noun

corymb (plural corymbs)

1. (botany) a cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top

Derived terms

• corymbiform

Translations

cluster of flowers

• Finnish: huiskilo (fi)
• German: Dolde (de), Traube (de)

• Romanian: corimb (ro) n
• Turkish: yalancı şemsiye (tr), korimboz (tr)