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umbel

um.bel or um.belled \'*m-b*l\ \-b*ld\ \'*m-b*-l*r, .*m-'bel-*r\ n [NL 
   umbella, fr. L, umbrella] : a racemose inflorescence typical of the carrot 
   family in which the axis  is very much contracted so that the pedicels 
   appear to spring from the same point to form a flat or rounded flower 
   cluster - um.beled aj