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单词 corymb
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corymb


corymb

cor·ymb

C0667300 (kôr′ĭmb, -ĭm, kŏr′-)n. A usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points of the main stem to approximately the same height.
[French corymbe, from Latin corymbus, bunch of flowers, from Greek korumbos, head; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]
cor′ym·bose′ (-ĭm-bōs′), co·rym′bous (kə-rĭm′bəs) adj.cor′ym·bose′ly adv.

corymb

(ˈkɒrɪmb; -rɪm) n (Botany) an inflorescence in the form of a flat-topped flower cluster with the oldest flowers at the periphery. This type of raceme occurs in the candytuft[C18: from Latin corymbus, from Greek korumbos cluster] ˈcorymbed adj coˈrymbose, coˈrymbous adj coˈrymbosely adv

cor•ymb

(ˈkɔr ɪmb, -ɪm, ˈkɒr-)

n. a form of inflorescence in which the flowers form a flat-topped or convex cluster. [1700–10; < Latin corymbus < Greek kórymbos head, top, cluster of fruit or flowers] cor′ymbed, adj. cor′ymb•like`, adj.

cor·ymb

(kôr′ĭmb, kôr′ĭm) A flower cluster whose outer flowers have longer stalks than the inner flowers, so that together they form a round cluster that is rather flat on top. Yarrow and the hawthorn have corymbs.
Thesaurus
Noun1.corymb - flat-topped or convex inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points on the main stem to approximately the same heightcorymb - 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 firstinflorescence - the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
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corymb


corymb

Botany an inflorescence in the form of a flat-topped flower cluster with the oldest flowers at the periphery. This type of raceme occurs in the candytuft

Corymb

 

a type of racemose inflorescence in angiospermous plants. The lower flower stalks (in a simple corymb) or branches (in double and compound corymbs) are longer than the upper ones. The flowers are arranged in a single plane, with the outer ones opening first. The corymb originated as a type of raceme. The corymbose polychasium and the corymbose panicle are often confused with the corymb.

corymb

[′kȯ‚rim] (botany) An inflorescence in which the flower stalks arise at different levels but reach the same height, resulting in a flat-topped cluster.

corymb


corymb

a type of RACEME in which the pedicals shorten towards the apex, as a result of which flowers occur at approximately the same level and produce a flat top.

corymb


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Words related to corymb

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

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  • inflorescence
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