Category:Umbel

Um"bel, n. Etym: [l. umbella a little shadow, umbrella, dim. of umbra Shade. See umbrella.] (bot.)

Defn: a kind of flower cluster in which the flower stalks radiate From a common point, as in the carrot and milkweed. It is simple or Compound; in the latter case, each peduncle bears another little Umbel, called umbellet, or umbellule.