corymb

English

Alternative forms

• corymbus

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French corymbe, from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin corymbus, from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κόρυμβος (kórumbos).

Pronunciation

• enPR: kŏʹrĭmb, IPA^(key): /ˈkɒɹɪmb/

Noun

corymb (plural corymbs)

1. (botany) A cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top.
   • 1855 June 5, T. Appleby, “Plants for Baskets”, in George W. Johnson and Robert Hogg, editors, The Cottage Gardener, and Country Gentleman’s Companion: A Journal of Horticulture, Rural and Domestic Economy, Botany, and Natural History, volume XIV, number CCCXLIX, London: Published for the proprietors, […], →OCLC, page 161, column 2:

     Hoya carnosa (Thick-leaved).—Foliage large, flowers in large drooping corymbs; they are of a pinkish-white colour, and contain, or rather yield, drops of pure sweet honey; hence this fine old plant is known as the Honey plant.

Derived terms

• corymbiform
• corymbiferous

Translations

cluster of flowers

• Dutch: tuil (nl) m
• Finnish: huiskilo
• German: Schirmrispe f
• Greek: κόρυμβος (el) m (kórymvos)
• Ido: korimbo (io)
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• Italian: corimbo m
• Romanian: corimb (ro) n
• Tagalog: kumpulbulak
• Turkish: yalancı şemsiye, korimboz