Umbellet

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A secondary umbel in a compound umbel such as the carrot; an umbellule.

    "Inflorescence a large terminal, leafy, cross-armed panicle, composed of small, 5-flowered, terminal umbellets."

Example

More examples

"Inflorescence a large terminal, leafy, cross-armed panicle, composed of small, 5-flowered, terminal umbellets."

Etymology

From umbel + -let or umbel + -et.

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