exumbrella

noun

ex·​um·​brel·​la

¦ek(ˌ)səm¦brelə

: the top of the umbrella of a jellyfish

exumbrellar

-lə(r)

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from exo- + umbrella

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