umbel
/ʌmbəl/
umbel 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.
Noun
umbel (plural umbels)
- 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.
- The pileus of certain fungi.
umbel meaning in Tamil and Persian
umbel in Tamil
- குடை மஞ்சரி, குடைப்பூந்துணர், குடைமஞ்சரி, குடைக்கொத்து, குடைப் பூந்துணா, முடிவற்ற பூக்கொத்து
umbel in Persian
- type of flower cluster
- چتر čatr, چترک čatrak
Forms of umbel
| plural | umbels |
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Origin of umbel
Borrowed from Latin umbella (“umbrella”). Compare umbrella, composed of the same etymological elements but formed independently.
Words formed from umbel
Words that rhyme with umbel
Questions about umbel
- What does umbel mean?
- Umbel means 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.
- What is umbel in Tamil?
- Umbel in Tamil is குடை மஞ்சரி, குடைப்பூந்துணர், குடைமஞ்சரி. See Umbel meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is umbel?
- Umbel is a noun.
- How do you pronounce umbel?
- Umbel is pronounced /ʌmbəl/.
- What is the plural of umbel?
- The plural of umbel is umbels.
Words near umbel in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: umbel (page history and authors); umbel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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