Umbel

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ÊŒmbÉ™l

Origin

Borrowing from la umbella.

Full definition of umbel

Noun

1. (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

• umbellet
• umbellule
• Umbelliferae
• umbelliferous