noun
- a flat-topped or convex flower cluster in which the outer flowers bloom first
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The cherry tree displayed beautiful white corymbs in spring.
- Each corymb contained dozens of small flowers arranged in a flat cluster.
- The botanist identified the plant by its distinctive corymb formation.
- Corymbs differ from umbels in their branching pattern.
- The elderflower’s corymb attracts many pollinating insects.
- Students learned to distinguish between a corymb and a raceme in botany class.