corymb

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Noun corymb has 1 sense

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 height; outer flowers open first
--₁ is a kind of inflorescence

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Corymb

A corymb is a type of flower cluster in which the individual flower stalks are of varying lengths, but they all reach the same level at the top.

Sense 1:

As a noun:

Definition: A flat-topped or convex flower cluster in which the individual flowers are arranged on short branching stalks of different lengths, so that the flower heads are at the same level.
Example sentence: The corymb of white flowers attracted bees to the garden.

Sense 2:

As a verb:

Definition: To form or gather into a corymb.
Example sentence: She carefully corymbed the daisies she picked into a beautiful floral arrangement.

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