corymbose

[ kuh-rim-bohs ]

/ kəˈrɪm boʊs /

characterized by or growing in corymbs; corymblike.

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

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

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 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
Corymbose, in corymbs, approaching the form of a corymb, or branched in that way.
The Elements of Botany|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