UMBEL
umbel
(noun) flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point; youngest flowers are at the center
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
umbel (plural umbels)
(botany) 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.
Anagrams
• 'umble, Blume
Source: Wiktionary
Um"bel, n. Etym: [L. umbella a little shadow, umbrella, dim. of umbra
shade. See Umbrella.] (Bot.)
Definition: A kind of flower cluster in which the flower stalks radiate
from a common point, as in the carrot and milkweed. It is simple or
compound; in the latter case, each peduncle bears another little
umbel, called umbellet, or umbellule.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition