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corymb

/ˈkɒr.ɪmb/

Traduction: Terme botanique désignant une inflorescence plane ou convexe dans laquelle les pédicelles partent de différents points de la tige principale mais atteignent approximativement la même hauteur, les fleurs externes s'épanouissant les premières.

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C2formalcommonscientific/ˈkɒr.ɪmb/

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.

  • 🇫🇷Terme botanique désignant une inflorescence plane ou convexe dans laquelle les pédicelles partent de différents points de la tige principale mais atteignent approximativement la même hauteur, les fleurs externes s'épanouissant les premières.
  1. Flat-topped flower cluster C2 formal scientific

    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.

    • 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.

    🇫🇷Corymbe

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