Umbels is a flower cluster having stalked flowers arranged singly along an elongated unbranched axis, as in the lily of the valley, in which all the individual flower stalks arise in a cluster at the top of the peduncle and are of about equal length.
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umbels — um·bel || ÊŒmbÉ™l n. flower cluster having stalks which extend from a common center (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
Inflorescence — of Anthurium scherzerianum. An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are… … Wikipedia
carrot — /kar euht/, n. 1. a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root. 2. the… … Universalium
Queen Anne's lace — a plant, Daucus carota, the wild form of the cultivated carrot, having broad umbels of white flowers. Also called wild carrot. [1890 95] * * * or wild carrot Bristly biennial (Daucus carota) of the parsley family, native to Eurasia but now found… … Universalium
Dodecadenia — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Subkingdom: Tracheobionta Division: Magnoliophyta … Wikipedia
umbel — A flowering head where the pedicels (individual flower stems) all spring from one point, usually the end of the peduncle. Compound umbels, found in some Umbelliferae, have umbels branching from peduncle umbels that themselves are branching… … Herbal-medical glossary
Umbelliferae — noun plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill • Syn: ↑family Umbelliferae, ↑Apiaceae, ↑family Apiaceae, ↑carrot family • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family … Useful english dictionary
wax plant — noun succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star shaped flowers • Syn: ↑Hoya carnosa • Hypernyms: ↑hoya * * * noun 1. : indian pipe 2. : a cultivated twiner ( … Useful english dictionary
Fennel — Taxobox name = Fennel image width = 300px image caption = Fennel in flower regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Apiales familia = Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) genus = Foeniculum species = F. vulgare binomial =… … Wikipedia
Daucus carota — Wild Carrot redirects here. For the music group, see Wild Carrot (music group). Wild Carrot The umbel of a wild carrot Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
