pseudoumbel

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noun

An inflorescence that resembles an umbel but is not a true umbel.

“Euphorbia sieboldiana produces small flowers in compact pseudoumbels.”

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Meanings

nounpseudoumbel (plural pseudoumbels)

plural pseudoumbels

  1. biologyAn inflorescence that resembles an umbel but is not a true umbel.

    Euphorbia sieboldiana produces small flowers in compact pseudoumbels.

Origin

pseudo- + umbel

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APA

pseudoumbel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoumbel

MLA

“pseudoumbel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoumbel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoumbel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoumbel.

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