meaning of umbel
1. 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.
2. 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
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umbel | umbel-like | umbellales | umbellar | umbellate | umbellated | umbellet | umbellic | umbellifer | umbelliferae | umbelliferone | umbelliferous | umbelliferous plant | umbelliform | umbellularia | umbellularia californica | umbellule |
