umbel

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin umbella ("umbrella").

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌmbəl

[edit] Noun

umbel (plural umbels)

1. 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.

[edit] Translations

Czech: okolík cs(cs) m. French: ombelle fr(fr) f. German: Dolde de(de) f.

Polish: baldach pl(pl) m. Spanish: umbela es(es) f.

[edit] Related terms

• umbellet
• umbellule
• Umbelliferae
• umbelliferous