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umbellet

umbellet noun: a secondary umbel in a compound umbel such as the carrot; an umbellule.

Noun

umbellet (plural umbellets)

  1. A secondary umbel in a compound umbel such as the carrot; an umbellule.
    • Inflorescence a large terminal, leafy, cross-armed panicle, composed of small, 5-flowered, terminal umbellets.1838, George Don, A General System of Gardening and Botany, page 64

Forms of umbellet

pluralumbellets

Origin of umbellet

From umbel + -let or umbel + -et.

Questions about umbellet

What does umbellet mean?
Umbellet means a secondary umbel in a compound umbel such as the carrot; an umbellule.
What part of speech is umbellet?
Umbellet is a noun.
What is the plural of umbellet?
The plural of umbellet is umbellets.

Words near umbellet in the dictionary

  1. umbellate
  2. umbellate wintergreen
  3. umbellated
  4. umbellately
  5. umbelled
  6. umbellet
  7. umbellets
  8. umbellic
  9. umbellic acid
  10. umbellifer
  11. umbelliferon

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