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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
umbrella \umbrel"la\, n. it. ombrella, fr. ombra a shade, l.
   umbra; cf. l. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. cf. umbel,
   umbrage.
   1. a shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for
      sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from
      rain or snow. it is formed of silk, cotton, or other
      fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other
      elastic material, inserted in, or fastened to, a rod or
      stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to
      allow of being opened and closed with ease. see parasol.
      1913 webster

            underneath the umbrella's oily shed.  --gay.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. the umbrellalike disk, or swimming bell, of a
      jellyfish.
      1913 webster

   3. zool. any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the genus
      umbrella, having an umbrella-shaped shell; -- called
      also umbrella shell.
      1913 webster

   umbrella ant zool., the sauba ant; -- so called because
      it carries bits of leaves over its back when foraging.
      called also parasol ant.

   umbrella bird zool., a south american bird
      cephalopterus ornatus of the family cotingidae. it
      is black, with a large and handsome crest consisting of a
      mass of soft, glossy blue feathers curved outward at the
      tips. it also has a cervical plume consisting of a long,
      cylindrical dermal process covered with soft hairy
      feathers. called also dragoon bird.

   umbrella leaf bot., an american perennial herb
      dyphylleia cymosa, having very large peltate and lobed
      radical leaves.

   umbrella shell. zool. see umbrella, 3.

   umbrella tree bot., a kind of magnolia magnolia
      umbrella with the large leaves arranged in umbrellalike
      clusters at the ends of the branches. it is a native of
      pennsylvania, virginia, and kentucky. other plants in
      various countries are called by this name, especially a
      kind of screw pine pandanus odoratissimus.
      1913 webster umbrere
see also:
umbel umbrage parasol umbrella umbrella shell umbrella ant 
parasol ant umbrella bird cephalopterus ornatus cotingidae dragoon bird 
umbrella leaf dyphylleia cymosa umbrella shell umbrella tree magnolia umbrella 
pandanus odoratissimus 

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Umbrella Shell >> U Words
Umbrella Shell, definition of term: Umbrella Shell
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Umbrella >> U Words
Umbrella, definition of term: Umbrella
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Shell >> S Words
Shell, definition of term: Shell
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Umbrella Bird >> U Words
Umbrella Bird, definition of term: Umbrella Bird
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Umbrella Leaf >> U Words
Umbrella Leaf, definition of term: Umbrella Leaf
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Shell Out >> S Words
Shell Out, definition of term: Shell Out
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Shell Corporati >> S Words
Shell Corporati, definition of term: Shell Corporati
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Shell Script >> S Words
Shell Script, definition of term: Shell Script
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Secure Shell >> S Words
Secure Shell, definition of term: Secure Shell
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C Shell >> C Words
C Shell, definition of term: C Shell
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