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Noun umbel has 1 sense
  1. umbel - flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point; youngest flowers are at the center
    --1 is a kind of     inflorescence

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Umbel

Noun:

  1. A flat-topped or rounded flower cluster in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point, resembling the shape of an umbrella.
  2. The central stalk of an umbrella.

Sample Sentences:

  1. The dainty white umbels of the wild carrot adorned the meadow.
  2. The umbel of the umbrella snapped in the strong wind.

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