Definition of umbel

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um·bel

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NOUN:

A flat-topped or rounded flower cluster in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point, as in the geranium, milkweed, onion, and chive.

ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin umbella, from Latin, parasol, diminutive of umbra, shadow

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