umbrella-shaped

Canopy from above

Umbrella-shaped describes something with the form of an open umbrella—a central stalk supporting a rounded, outward-curving top.

The term appears most often in descriptions of mushrooms and certain flowers whose petals or caps spread like a canopy: umbrella-shaped fungi dotted the forest floor, the umbrella-shaped blooms of Queen Anne's lace.

structural

dome

Rounded vault forming roof

parasol · gazebo · pagoda · cupola · rotunda · shelter · shade structure · tensile · radial · spokes

botanical

canopy

Overhead protective covering

fennel · Queen Anne's lace · elderflower · hogweed · angelica · umbel · acacia · flattop · shade tree · inflorescence

biological

jellyfish

Drifting marine stinger

sea nettle · moon jelly · tentacles · pulsing · gelatinous · cap · convex · concave · radial symmetry · spreading

Categories
Opposites
geometric form

umbrella-shapedflat

Lacking vertical variation

angular · planar · rectangular · pyramidal · tabular

curvature direction

umbrella-shapedbowl-shaped

Curving inward like dishware

cup-shaped · concave · funnel-shaped · inverted · cupped

Family

umbrella, shape, umbrellas, shapes, shaped, shaping, shapely, shapeless, reshape

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G