corymb


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
corymb /ˈkɒrɪmb/
noun Botany a flower cluster whose lower stalks are proportionally longer so that the flowers form a flat or slightly convex head.
– derivatives
corymbose adjective.
– origin C18: from Fr. corymbe or L. corymbus, from Gk korumbos ‘cluster’.
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