umbrellaplant

umbrellaplant
umbrella plant n.
1. A widely cultivated, ornamental, robust sedge (Cyperus alternifolius) native to Madagascar and Mauritius, having long triangular leafless stems, a terminal umbrellalike cluster of grasslike leaves, and a compound umbel of spikelets with drooping rays.
2. Midland U.S. The May apple.

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Universalium. 2010.

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