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inflorescence vs corymb

corymb vs inflorescence

inflorescence and corymb both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inflorescence Yes No No No
corymb Yes No No No
As nouns, corymb is a hyponym of inflorescence; that is, corymb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inflorescence:
  • inflorescence: the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
  • corymb: flat-topped or convex inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points on the main stem to approximately the same height; outer flowers open first
Other hyponyms of inflorescence include flower head, ament, catkin, umbel, flower cluster, cyme, spike.
inflorescence (noun) corymb (noun)
the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk flat-topped or convex inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points on the main stem to approximately the same height; outer flowers open first
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
Difference between inflorescence and corymb

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