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Definition of "umbel-like" [umbel-like]

  • Resembling an umbel in form (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "umbel-like" in a sentence
  • "The umbel-like peduncles are situated in the axils of the leaves or spring from the nodes of leafless branches."
  • "The stalk is a foot and a half in height, erect, with clusters of small, fleshy leaves; flowers yellow, in small, umbel-like clusters."
  • "_Flowers_ -- Lustreless yellow, about 1/2 in. across, on slender pedicels, in a small umbel-like cluster."
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