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Definition of: umbel
(um′bəl) noun Bot.
An indeterminate inflorescence in which a number of nearly equal pedicels radiate from a small area at the top of a very short axis, giving an umbrellalike appearance. [<L umbella a parasol, dim. of umbra shadow. Related to UMBRELLA.]
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