HyperDic: umbel

English > 1 sense of the word umbel:
NOUNplantumbelflat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point
umbel > pronunciation
Soundsah'mbahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > umbel: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningflat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point; youngest / youngest flowers are at the center.
BroaderinflorescenceThe flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
Spanishumbela
Catalanumbel·la, umbel
Adjectivesumbellate, umbellarbearing or consisting of or resembling umbels
umbelliformresembling or in the form of an umbel

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