umbel
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin umbella (“umbrella”). Compare umbrella, composed of the same etymological elements but formed independently.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
umbel (plural umbels)
- (botany) A flat-topped or rounded flower-cluster (= inflorescence) in which the individual flower stalks arise from the same point, the youngest flowers being at the centre.
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Translations edit
type of flower cluster
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