umbel
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin umbella (“umbrella”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʌmbəl
Noun
umbel (plural umbels)
- (botany) 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.
Related terms
Translations
type of flower cluster
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