umbel

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/ʌmbəl/

noun

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.

OriginLatin umbella →
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Meanings

nounumbel (plural umbels)

plural umbels

  1. biologyA 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.
  2. The pileus of certain fungi.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rundleumbella

Origin

  1. Latinumbella“umbrella”
  2. Englishumbel

Borrowed from Latin umbella (“umbrella”). Compare umbrella, composed of the same etymological elements but formed independently.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Bulgarian сенник
  • сенник (sennik)type of flower cluster
Catalan umbel·la
  • umbel·latype of flower cluster
Czech okolík
  • okolíktype of flower cluster
Danish skærm
  • skærmtype of flower cluster
Dutch scherm
  • schermtype of flower cluster
Esperanto umbelo
  • umbelotype of flower cluster
Finnish sarja
  • sarjatype of flower cluster
French ombelle
  • ombelletype of flower cluster
German Dolde
  • Doldetype of flower cluster
Hungarian ernyő, ernyős virágzat
  • ernyőtype of flower cluster
  • ernyős virágzattype of flower cluster
Irish umbal
  • umbaltype of flower cluster
Persian چتر, چترک
  • چتر (čatr)type of flower cluster
  • چترک (čatrak)type of flower cluster
Polish baldach
  • baldachtype of flower cluster
Portuguese umbela
  • umbelatype of flower cluster
Romanian umbelă
  • umbelătype of flower cluster
Spanish umbela
  • umbelatype of flower cluster
Turkish şemsiye, sayvan
  • şemsiyetype of flower cluster
  • sayvantype of flower cluster
Welsh wmbel
  • wmbeltype of flower cluster

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with umbel

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Anagrams

BlumeMebul
Cite this entry
APA

umbel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbel

MLA

“umbel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “umbel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbel.

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