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corymbose

[kuh-rim-bohs]

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adjective

characterized by or growing in corymbs; corymblike.

Origin of corymbose

1765–75; < New Latin corymbōsus, equivalent to corymb(us) corymb + -ōsus -ose¹

Related formsco·rym·bose·ly, adverbsub·co·rym·bose, adjectivesub·co·rym·bose·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for corymbose

Historical Examples of corymbose

Corymbose, in corymbs, approaching the form of a corymb, or branched in that way.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray
The flowers are hermaphrodites and are borne in more or less dense, corymbose clusters.
The Cherries of New York
U. P. Hedrick
Flowers greenish-yellow, hermaphrodite, arranged in corymbose terminal cymes.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Heads discoid, 15–many-flowered, in corymbose cymes; flowers perfect.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States
Asa Gray
The flowers are individually large and corymbose, and are succeeded by small green fruit.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
A. D. Webster