What is "corymb"

Corymb \Cor"ymb\ (k?r"?mb or -?m; 220), n. [L. corymbus cluster of flowers, Gr. ko`rymbos.] (Bot.)

1. 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.

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

n. (context botany English) a cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top

n. 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

Corymb is a botanical term for an inflorescence with the flowers growing in such a fashion that the outermost are born on longer pedicels than the inner, bringing all flowers up to a common level. A cyme has a flattish top superficially resembling an umbel, and may have a branching structure similar to a panicle.

Many species in the Maloideae, such as hawthorns and rowans, produce their flowers in corymbs. The Norway maple and yerba maté are also examples of corymbs.

Image:Schirmtraube (inflorescence).svg| Racemose corymb Image:Schleifenblume06.jpg| Iberis umbellata (racemose corymb) Image:Schirmrispe (inflorescence).svg| Cymose corymb Image:Sambucus nigra 003.jpg| Sambucus nigra (cymose corymb)