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corymb

/ˈkɒr.ɪmb/

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noun

/ˈkɒr.ɪmb/C2formalscientific
  • ruБотанический термин для плоского или выпуклого соцветия, где отдельные цветоножки отходят от разных точек главного стебля, но достигают примерно одинаковой высоты, при этом внешние цветы распускаются первыми.

A botanical term for a flat-topped or convex inflorescence where individual flower stalks arise from different points on the main stem but reach roughly the same height, with the outer flowers blooming first.

  1. Flat-topped flower clusterC2formalscientific

    A type of inflorescence where the flower stalks arise from different points on the main stem but reach about the same height, creating a flat or slightly rounded top; the outer flowers bloom first.

    ruПлоская верхушка соцветия

    • The yarrow plant produces a dense corymb of small white flowers.
    • Botanists identified the inflorescence as a corymb due to its flat top and ascending pedicels.
    • In a corymb, the lower flowers have longer stalks so that all flowers are level.
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  • corymb's possessive singular form