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Umbel — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
umbel — 1590s, from L. umbella parasol, dim. of umbra (see UMBRAGE (Cf. umbrage)) … Etymology dictionary
umbel — ► NOUN Botany ▪ a flower cluster in which stalks spring from a common centre and form a flat or curved surface. DERIVATIVES umbellate adjective. ORIGIN Latin umbella sunshade … English terms dictionary
umbel — [um′bəl] n. [L umbella, parasol: see UMBRELLA] a cluster of flowers with stalks of nearly equal length which spring from about the same point, like the ribs of an umbrella: see INFLORESCENCE, illus. adj. designating a family (Apiaceae, order… … English World dictionary
umbel — /ˈʌmbəl / (say umbuhl) noun an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common centre, called a simple umbel when each pedicel is terminated by a single flower, and a compound umbel when… …
umbel·la — um|bel|·la Mot Pla Nom femení umbel·lífer um|bel|·lí|fer Mot Pla Adjectiu variable umbel·lífera um|bel|·lí|fe|ra Mot Esdrúixol Nom femení … Diccionari Català-Català
umbel — n. umbrella like inflorescence with stalks of equal length springing from one point, as in carrot. ♦ umbellar, ♦ umbellate, ♦ umbelliferous, a. having flowers in this shape. ♦ umbellifer, n. plant having umbel, or belonging to… … Dictionary of difficult words
umbel-like — adjective resembling an umbel in form • Syn: ↑umbellate • Similar to: ↑convex, ↑bulging … Useful english dictionary
umbel — noun Etymology: New Latin umbella, from Latin, umbrella more at umbrella Date: 1597 a racemose inflorescence typical of the carrot family in which the pedicels arise from about the same point to form a flat or rounded flower cluster see… … New Collegiate Dictionary
umbel — n. [L. umbella, a sunshade] 1. An arrangement in which a number of processes, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center. 2. (CNIDARIA: Anthozoa) In Umbellulidae, polyps coming from a common center, forming a cluster, as in the… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
