Meanings
plural corymbs · alternative corymbus
- biologyA cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top.
Hoya carnosa (Thick-leaved).—Foliage large, flowers in large drooping corymbs; they are of a pinkish-white colour, and contain, or rather yield, drops of pure sweet honey; hence this fine old plant is known as the Honey plant.
1855 June 5, T. Appleby, “Plants for Baskets”, in George W. Johnson, Robert Hogg, editors, The Cottage Gardener, and Country Gentleman’s Companion: A Journal of Horticulture, Rural and Domestic Economy, Botany, and Natural History, volume XIV, number CCCXLIX, London: Published for the proprietors, […], →OCLC, page 161, column 2
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekκόρυμβος
- Latincorymbus
- Frenchcorymbe
- Englishcorymb
From the French corymbe, from the Latin corymbus, from the Ancient Greek κόρυμβος (kórumbos). Doublet of corymbus.
More words from French, Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch tuil
- tuilcluster of flowers
Finnish huiskilo
- huiskilocluster of flowers
French corymbe
- corymbecluster of flowers
German Schirmrispe
- Schirmrispecluster of flowers
Greek κόρυμβος
- κόρυμβος (kórymvos)cluster of flowers
Italian corimbo
- corimbocluster of flowers
Polish baldachogrono
- baldachogronocluster of flowers
Romanian corimb
- corimbcluster of flowers
Tagalog kumpulbulak
- kumpulbulakcluster of flowers
Turkish yalancı şemsiye, korimboz
- yalancı şemsiyecluster of flowers
- korimbozcluster of flowers
Cite this entry
corymb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corymb
“corymb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corymb. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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