specifically: one in which the flower stalks arise at different levels on the main axis and reach about the same height and in which the outer flowers open first see inflorescence illustration
Recent Examples on the WebIn spring, its tidy balls of blooms, known as corymbs, cover the shrub in white or pink.—Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 4 May 2017
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Word History
Etymology
French corymbe, from Latin corymbus cluster of fruit or flowers, from Greek korymbos
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