umbellan.
/ʌmˈbɛlə/ 1. Botany. An umbel.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > inflorescence or collective flower > [noun] > of particular type, shape, or arrangement > umbel or ray
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muscary1657
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radius1727
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universal umbel1760
umbellet1793
umbellule1793
sertulum1831
1693 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. (ed. 2) 210 Umbellæ, the Tops of Plants, that are like a Bird's Nest.]
1699 J. Evelyn Acetaria 25 Fennel..expels Wind, sharpens the Sight, and recreates the Brain; especially the tender Umbella and Seed-Pods.
1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Moly Bearing a great Umbella of starlike purple Flowers, that continue long before they decay.
1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 111 Unless they applied the same term to the umbella, the spica, and all other forms of inflorescence.
1856 J. S. Henslow Dict. Bot. Terms 206 Umbelliferns, bearing umbels. Assuming the form as an umbella.
2. Zoology. A more or less convex disk supporting the tentacula in Medusæ.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Acalepha > member of (jelly-fish) > parts of > disk supporting tentacula
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1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 480 The tentacula, whether situated on the margin of the umbella or round the mouth, vary, not only according to the species, but to the age of the animal.
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