umbel
noun
- A type of inflorescence, with a monopodial growth habit, which at anthesis is composed of pedicellate flowers on a first order inflorescence axis with compressed inflorescence axis internodes. Appear as clusters originating from a single point.
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ʌmbəl/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin umbella (“umbrella”). Compare umbrella, composed of the same etymological elements but formed independently.
- A flat-topped or rounded flower-cluster (= inflorescence) in which the individual flower stalks arise from the same point, the youngest flowers being at the centre.
- The pileus of certain fungi.