English dictionary
umbel
/'/@/mb/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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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
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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 <i>umbellet</i>, or <i>umbellule</i>.
Source: webster1913