umbel
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A kind of flower cluster in which the flower stalks radiate from a common point, as in the carrot and milkweed. It is simple or compound; in the latter case, each peduncle bears another little umbel, called umbellet, or umbellule.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
parasol
ament
head
spike
mush
flower
cone
shade
umbrella
flush
heyday
blossom
inflorescence
sunshade
gingham
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A. ×proliferum, tree onion The tree onion or Egyptian onion produces bulblets in the umbel instead of flowers, and is now known to be a hybrid of A. cepa × A. fistulosum.
The inflorescence takes the form of a globular umbel of white flowers with parts in sixes.