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umbel
[ uhm-buhl ]
noun
- an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
umbel
/ 蕦m藞b蓻l蓹; -藢le瑟t; 藞蕦mb瑟l瑟t; 藞蕦mb蓹l /
noun
- an inflorescence, characteristic of umbelliferous plants, in which the flowers arise from the same point in the main stem and have stalks of the same length, to give a cluster with the youngest flowers at the centre
umbel
- A flat or rounded indeterminate inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks (called pedicels) arise from about the same point on the stem at the tip of the peduncle. The geranium, milkweed, and onion have umbels. Umbels usually show centripetal inflorescence, with the lower or outer flowers blooming first.
Derived Forms
- umbellate, adjective
- 藞耻尘产别濒濒补迟别濒测, adverb
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of umbel1
Example Sentences
Slender 3-to-4-foot stems topped by pendant umbels of ivory, grayed wine and green echo the subtle coloration of the rose.
The kingfisher abounds in Egyptian art; on the wall of the Green Room it appears amid the stems and umbels of a dense papyrus thicket at the moment it takes its helldive.
The plant has a genteel true rose fragrance and bears umbels of small pink blooms.
Something else to get excited about is the possibility of otherworldly Hoya flowers, often clustered in umbels and sometimes even fragrant.
He is also partial to dill鈥檚 yellow umbels, its ferny texture and its inclination to sow around.
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