Umbellet

Um´bel`let


n.1.(Bot.) A small or partial umbel; an umbellule.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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This construction is typical of most umbels, sometimes composed of umbellets or umbellules - umbels of umbels.
Ever so umbel As the garden wakes, umbels delight us, offering up a dainty scene as well as important herbs and vegetables and infamous poisons
The data were recorded on twelve characters viz., days to 50% flowering, plant height, number of basal leaves, longest basal leaf length, number of fruit bearing branches, umbels per plant, umbellets per plant, seeds per umbel, seed yield per plant, 100-seed weight, days to maturity and harvest index.
Per Se performance and selection indices over irrigated and limited irrigation conditions in coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.)
During its development, the parsnip webworm spins copious amounts of silk with which it binds together umbellets within an umbel.
After hatching, larvae move to a developing umbel, where they spin a web around several umbellets and begin feeding on florets.
In both of the webworm-infested umbels, all but two umbellets were webbed together by the caterpillar with silk.
When webworms [TABULAR DATA FOR TABLE 1 OMITTED] inhabit an umbel, their silk deforms the broad circular face of the flower and sequesters many of the umbellets within the silk.
Impact of floral herbivory by parsnip webworm (Oecophoridae: Depressaria pastinacella Duponchel) on pollination and fitness of wild parsnip (Apiaceae: Pastinaca sativa L.)
This construction is typical of most umbels, sometimes composed of "umbellets" or "umbellules" - umbels of umbels.
My umbel opinion; The umbel drama has started early this year and members of the family will burst out and froth along our roads and verges until autumn. Carol tells you which make the best additions to your borders
This construction is typical of most umbels, sometimes This construction is typical of most umbels, sometimes composed of "umbellets" or "umbellules" - umbels of umbels.
HAVING spent 15 years travelling to; GARDENS With Carol Klein of TV's Gardeners' World GARDENS With Carol Klein of TV's Gardeners' World The umbel drama has started early this year and members of the family will burst out and froth along our roads and verges until autumn. Carol tells you which make the best additions to your borders
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