Corymbosus
/kor-im-BOH-sus/🏷️ Taxonomy●●● Advanced
Also known as: corymbosa, corymbosum
A floral arrangement epithet indicating a corymb inflorescence — flat-topped, with outer flowers on longer stalks bringing all blooms to approximately the same level. Appears as corymbosus (masculine), corymbosa (feminine), or corymbosa (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin corymbus, meaning "a cluster of flowers," from Greek korymbos (a cluster).
Example
“Sambucus corymbosa (Pacific elder) and Achillea both have the characteristic flat-topped, all-flowers-at-one-level inflorescence — a landing platform for small pollinators.”