释义 |
um·bel·lu·la \ˌəmˈbelyələ\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of umbella umbel : a genus (the type of the family Umbellulidae) of deep-sea alcyonarians consisting of a cluster of large flowerlike polyps at the summit of a long slender stem that stands upright in the mud and is supported by a bulbous base |