What is another word for corymbose?

Pronunciation: [kˈɔːɹɪmbˌə͡ʊz] (IPA)

Corymbose is an adjective that describes a flower or an inflorescence where the branches terminate in a flat top. Common synonyms for corymbose include flat-topped, corymbiform, and corymbous. Other terms related to this type of flower structure include umbel, which refers to an inflorescence in which the pedicels all arise from a common point, and panicle, which describes a branched inflorescence where the branches are themselves branched. Farmers, horticulturists, and florists often use these terms to describe the form and structure of flowers and plants. Understanding the various synonyms for corymbose can help individuals communicate more effectively when discussing plants with others in the industry.

Synonyms for Corymbose:

What are the hypernyms for Corymbose?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Corymbose

Flowers greenish-yellow, hermaphrodite, arranged in corymbose terminal cymes.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
But as the flowers in this last plant are never strictly umbellate, and as I have met with specimens in which they are rather corymbose, I have no hesitation in referring Dampier's specimen, which many years ago I examined at Oxford, as well as Cunningham's, to Clianthus Dampieri.
"Expedition into Central Australia"
Charles Sturt
These herb stalks above the snow, the corymbose heads of the yarrow, the spikes of the self-heal, the crosiers of the golden-rod, the panicles of the asters, the racemes of the Indian tobacco, the knotted threads of the blue vervain and the plantain, the miniature mandarin temples of the peppergrass-all these have shed, or are shedding, myriads of seeds to be silently sepulchred under the snow until earth's easter April mornings.
"Some Winter Days in Iowa"
Frederick John Lazell

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