corymbose

[ kuh-rim-bohs ]

adjective

1. characterized by or growing in corymbs; corymblike.

Other Words From

• co·rymbose·ly adverb
• subco·rymbose adjective
• subco·rymbose·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of corymbose¹

1765–75; < New Latin corymbōsus, equivalent to corymb ( us ) corymb + -ōsus -ose ¹

Example Sentences

It is terminated by a massive globular corymbose head of flowers, which remain a long period in an ornamental condition.

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Flowers greenish-yellow, hermaphrodite, arranged in corymbose terminal cymes.

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Heads discoid, 15–many-flowered, in corymbose cymes; flowers perfect.

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The flowers are individually large and corymbose, and are succeeded by small green fruit.

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The flowers are white or red, large, borne in corymbose clusters, and produced in great profusion during June and July.

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