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umbel [ˈʌmbəl] n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) 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 [from Latin umbella a sunshade, from umbra shade] umbellate [ˈʌmbɪlɪt -ˌleɪt], umbellar [ʌmˈbɛlə], umbellated adj umbellately adv
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With respect to the difference in the corolla of the central and exterior flowers of a head or umbel, I do not feel at all sure that C. |
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