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umbel

[ uhm-buhl ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.


umbel

/ ʌmˈbɛlə; -ˌleɪt; ˈʌmbɪlɪt; ˈʌmbəl /

noun

  1. an inflorescence, characteristic of umbelliferous plants, in which the flowers arise from the same point in the main stem and have stalks of the same length, to give a cluster with the youngest flowers at the centre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


umbel

/ ŭmbəl /

  1. A flat or rounded indeterminate inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks (called pedicels) arise from about the same point on the stem at the tip of the peduncle. The geranium, milkweed, and onion have umbels. Umbels usually show centripetal inflorescence, with the lower or outer flowers blooming first.


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Derived Forms

  • umbellate, adjective
  • ˈumbellately, adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of umbel1

1590–1600; < Latin umbella a sunshade, parasol, derivative of umbra shadow, shade; for formation castellum
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Word History and Origins

Origin of umbel1

C16: from Latin umbella a sunshade, from umbra shade
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Example Sentences

Oxlip, oks′lip, n. a species of primrose, having its flowers in an umbel on a stalk like the cowslip.

The maritime variety differs from this in having fleshy leaves, and the umbel convex above when in fruit.

The flowers are sessile, in little rounded heads; the whole inflorescence forming an irregular umbel or a loose panicle.

The middle flowers of each secondary umbel are perfect and almost sessile, but the outer ones are stalked and staminate.

At the tip of each twig is formed a cluster of yellowish-green flowers, arranged in a short raceme or in an umbel.

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