um·bel
/ˈəmbəl/
noun
BOTANY
plural noun: umbels
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a flower cluster in which stalks of nearly equal length spring from a common center and form a flat or curved surface, characteristic of the parsley family.
Lexicon
n.
- (Legal) the right to enjoy the use and advantages of another’s property short of the destruction or waste of its substance
[Ross Gay — Inciting Joy]
adj.
- Excessively submissive or devoted to one’s wife.
[“Portrait d’une Femme” — Ezra Pound]