umbel

Meaning

1. 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.
2. The pileus of certain fungi.

Synonyms

capitulum

corymb

raceme

rundle

umbelliferous

umbellate inflorescence

umbella

inflorescences

panicles

umbelliferous plant

Translations

ombelle

umbela

Dolde

ombrella

☔

umbel·la

umbela

σκιάδιο

Capitulum

glomérule

Blütentraube

grappe

inflorescence

capitule

Rispe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌmbəl/

Etymology

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