About The Word Umbel
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Umbel
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What's The Definition Of Umbel?
[n] flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point; youngest flowers are at the center
Synonyms | Synonyms for Umbel: Related Terms | Find terms related to Umbel: See Also | inflorescence Umbel In Webster's Dictionary \Um"bel\, n. [L. umbella a little shadow, umbrella, dim.
of umbra shade. See {Umbrella}.] (Bot.)
A kind of flower cluster in which the flower stalks radiate
from a common point, as in the carrot and milkweed. It is
simple or compound; in the latter case, each peduncle bears
another little umbel, called umbellet, or umbellule.
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