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.
[New Latin umbella, from Latin, parasol, diminutive of umbra, shadow.]
umbel
Dictionary:
um·bel (ŭm'bəl)  |
n.
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.
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.
| 5min Related Video: umbel |
| Gardener's Dictionary: umbel |
- A flower cluster in which the individual flower stalks emerge from the same point on the stem, like the ribs of an umbrella.
- A member of the family Umbelliferae (formerly called Apiaceae), or carrot family. Carrots, parsley, and dill are examples.
| WordNet: umbel |
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
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
| Wikipedia: Umbel |
Not to be confused with UMBEL.
An umbel is an inflorescence which consists of a number of short flower stalks (called pedicels) which are equal in length and spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs.
Umbels are a characteristic of plants such as carrot, parsley, dill, and fennel in the family Apiaceae; ivy, aralia and fatsia in the family Araliaceae; and onion (Allium) in the family Alliaceae. A compressed cyme is called umbelliform if it resembles an umbel.
.jpg)
 |
This botany article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Learn More
 | umbellar |
| umbellet |
| umbellate |
 | What is the name of a verbenaceous shrub or herbaceous plant of a tropcal american genus having spikes or umbels of yellow or orange flowers? Read answer... |
Help us answer these
 | Herbacious plant with umbels of yellow and orange flowers? |
| Tropical american genus plant with spikes or umbels of yellow or orange? |
| What becomes of the umbelical vein after the fetal pig is born? |
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
 |
 | Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
 |
| Gardener's Dictionary. Taylor's Dictionary for Gardeners, by Frances Tenenbaum. Copyright © 1997 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
 |
| WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Read more |
 |
| Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Umbel". Read more |
