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umbellule

[uhm-buhl-yool, uhm-bel-yool]

noun

one of the secondary umbels in a compound umbel.

Origin:
1785–95; < Neo-Latin umbellula, equivalent to Latin umbell(a) (see umbel) + -ula -ule

Related forms

um·bel·lu·late

[uhm-bel-yuh-lit, -leyt] , adjective

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umbellule (ʌmˈbɛljuːl, ˈʌmbɪˌljuːl)

—n
	any of the small secondary umbels that make up a compound umbel

[C18: from New Latin umbellula, diminutive of Latin umbella; see umbel]

umbellulate

—*adj*

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