umbellulate

Variant of umbellule

umbellule definition

um·bel·lule (um′bəl yo̵̅o̅l′, um bel′yo̵̅o̅l)

noun

a small or simple umbel, esp. any of the secondary umbels of a compound umbel

Etymology: ModL umbellula, dim.

Related Forms:

  • umbellulate um·bel′·lu·late (-yo̵o lit) adjective

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