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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1683
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Umbel, n. [e.m.E. vmbell (1597), F. umbelle (16th c.), L. umbella.] Only umbel-fashion'd, in the form of an umbel. —1683 Reid Sc. Gard'ner (1907) 98.
The wild service … when spread over with their umbel-fashion'd bright red fruit