Etymology

umbraculiform

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Today it means: Having the form of something that offers shade, such as a treetop or especially an umbrella. Full definition →

Latin umbraculum
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  1. Latin · derived fromumbraculum“anything that furnishes shade, a bower, umbrella”
  2. English todayumbraculiform

From Latin umbraculum (“anything that furnishes shade, a bower, umbrella”), diminutive of umbra (“a shade”) + -form.

Words from the same roots

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