From formal English to slang. 2014.
umbrella plant — n. a common, cultivated, aquatic sedge (Cyperus alternifolius) having naked, triangular stems surmounted by an umbrellalike whorl of grasslike leaves and greenish spikelets: also called umbrella palm … English World dictionary
umbrella plant — 1. an African plant, Cyperus alternifolius, of the sedge family, that has several stems growing directly upward from a mass of roots and an umbrella shaped cluster of leaves at the top of each stem. 2. North Midland U.S. the May apple plant. 3.… … Universalium
Umbrella Plant — The common name Umbrella Plant can refer to several unrelated species:* Cyperus alternifolius (Umbrella Papyrus) * Darmera peltata (Indian Rhubarb) * Eriogonum longifolium var. harperi (Harper s Umbrella Plant or Harper s Buckwheat) * Podophyllum … Wikipedia
umbrella plant — pražangialapė viksvuolė statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Cyperus alternifolius angl. umbrella flatsedge; umbrella grass; umbrella plant vok. wechselblättriges Zypergras rus. сныть разнолистная; циперус зонтичный; циперус… … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
umbrella-plant — pražangialapės viksvuolės vėduoklinis porūšis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Viksvuolinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pluoštinis, vaistinis augalas (Cyperus alternifolius subsp. flabelliformis), paplitęs Afrikoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
umbrella plant — noun 1. African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves • Syn: ↑umbrella sedge, ↑Cyperus alternifolius • Hypernyms: ↑sedge • Member Holonyms: ↑Cyperus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
umbrella plant — noun a tropical sedge with stiff green stems terminating in a whorl of arching green bracts, often grown as a house plant. [Cyperus involucratus.] … English new terms dictionary
umbrella plant — noun Date: circa 1909 a perennial sedge (Cyperus alternifolius) of Madagascar that has large terminal whorls of slender leaves and is often grown as an ornamental … New Collegiate Dictionary
umbrella plant — Ahu awa haole … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Umbrella tree — can refer to several items:* Under the Umbrella Tree , a 1986 Children s television program * Magnolia tripetala (Umbrella magnolia) * Musanga cecropioides (African Corkwood) * Polyscias murrayi * Schefflera actinophylla (Umbrella Tree or Octopus … Wikipedia
