Definition of umbrella

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Umbrella (n.) Any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the genus Umbrella, having an umbrella-shaped shell; -- called also umbrella shell..

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Parasol :: Parasol (n.) A kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from the sun.
Umbrella :: Umbrella (n.) Any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the genus Umbrella, having an umbrella-shaped shell; -- called also umbrella shell..
Frame :: Frame (n.) The ribs and stretchers of an umbrella or other structure with a fabric covering.
Runner :: Runner (n.) The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached.
Tschego :: Tschego (n.) A West African anthropoid ape allied to the gorilla and chimpanzee, and by some considered only a variety of the chimpanzee. It is noted for building large, umbrella-shaped nests in trees. Called also tscheigo, tschiego, nschego, nscheigo..
Tip :: Tip (n.) An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc..
Fan Palm :: Fan palm () Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the Chamaerops humilis of Southern Europe; the species of Sabal and Thrinax in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and especially the great talipot tree (Corypha umbraculifera) of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for books and manuscripts..
Umbrella :: Umbrella (n.) The umbrellalike disk, or swimming bell, of a jellyfish..
Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle..
Velum :: Velum (n.) The circular membrane that partially incloses the space beneath the umbrella of hydroid medusae.
Toadstool :: Toadstool (n.) A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genus Agaricus. The species are almost numberless. They grow on decaying organic matter..
Umbraculiform :: Umbraculiform (a.) Having the form of anything that serves to shade, as a tree top, an umbrella, and the like; specifically (Bot.), having the form of an umbrella; umbrella-shaped..
Parachute :: Parachute (n.) A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence..
Umbrel :: Umbrel (n.) An umbrella.
Elkwood :: Elkwood (n.) The soft, spongy wood of a species of Magnolia (M. Umbrella)..
Nectocalyx :: Nectocalyx (n.) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa.
Subundation :: Subumbrella (n.) The integument of the under surface of the bell, or disk-shaped body, of a jellyfish..
Umbraculiferous :: Umbraculiferous (a.) Bearing something like an open umbrella.
Phanerocodonic :: Phanerocodonic (a.) Having an umbrella-shaped or bell-shaped body, with a wide, open cavity beneath; -- said of certain jellyfishes..
Umbrella :: Umbrella (n.) 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, 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..
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