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单词 umbrella plant
释义

umbrella /um-brelˈə/

noun (also (obsolete) ombrellˈa or umbrellˈo)
  1. A dome-shaped canopy of light fabric mounted on a stick, carried or set up as a protection against rain or sun, that can be collapsed and furled when not in use
  2. Anything of similar form, eg a jellyfish disc
  3. A protection
  4. (something, eg an agency, that provides) a general cover or representation
  5. A cover of fighter aircraft for ground forces (military)
adjective

Broadly embracing or including a number or a variety of things

ORIGIN: Ital ombrella, ombrello, from ombra a shade, from L umbra

umbrellˈaed or umbrellˈa'd adjective

With an umbrella

umbrellˈa-ant noun

The sauba ant

umbrella bird noun

Any of a number of birds of the Cotinga genus with umbrella-like crest and a lappet attached to the throat or breast

umbrella fir noun

A Japanese conifer with radiating tufts of needles

umbrella group, organization, etc noun

A group of representatives of small parties, clubs, etc, which acts for all of them where they have common interests

umbrella pine same as stone pine (see under stone).

umbrella plant noun

An African sedge with umbrella-like clusters of slender leaves, a common houseplant

umbrella stand noun

A rack or receptacle for closed umbrellas and walking-sticks

umbrella tree noun

Any of various trees or shrubs whose leaves or branches grow in an umbrella-like formation, esp a small N American magnolia

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