corymb

English - Turkish

Definition of corymb in English Turkish dictionary

salkım

demet

{i} korimb

English - English

Definition of corymb in English English dictionary

a cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top

{n} a cluster of flowers proceeding from partial flower stalks, rising to an equal highth

A flat-topped or convex open flower-cluster, the outer flowers opening first

A flat toped or rounded inflorescence with the outer most flowers on the longest stalks

Any flattish flower cluster, whatever be the order of blooming, or a similar shaped cluster of fruit

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

A short broad more or less flat-topped indeterminate inflorescence with pedicels of different lengths

{i} (Botany) cluster of flowers; 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

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

A generally flat-topped flower cluster with pedicels varying in length, the outer flowers opening first

A flat-topped or convex flower cluster with the outer flowers blooming first See drawing of inflorescence types

Flat-topped or convex flower cluster, outer flowers opening first

Related Terms

Corymbose

corymbed

corymbose

{s} resembling a corymb (Botany)

corymbose

resembling a corymb

corymbose

Consisting of corymbs, or resembling them in form

Hyphenation

cor·ymb

Etymology

[ 'kor-"im(b), 'kär-, -& ] (noun.) 1776. French corymbe, from Latin corymbus cluster of fruit or flowers, from Greek korymbos.