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umbel

/ʌmbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
um-bel
IPA
/ʌmbəl/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

The pileus of certain fungi.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin umbella (“umbrella”). Compare umbrella, composed of the same etymological elements but formed independently.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

umbels (plural)

Derived Forms

subumbel umbeled umbellar umbellate umbelled umbelliform umbelloid umbelwort

Frequently Paired Words

umbellar umbellaster umbelled umbellet umbellifer umbelliferous umbelliform umbellulate

Rhymes With

humble rumble stumble tumble fumble crumble bumble mumble jumble grumble trumbull trumble

Questions

How do you pronounce umbel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌmbəl/.
What does umbel mean?
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.
Where does umbel come from?
Borrowed from Latin umbella (“umbrella”). Compare umbrella, composed of the same etymological elements but formed independently.

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