About The Word Umbelliferous
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Umbelliferous
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What's The Definition Of Umbelliferous?
[adj] (botany) relating to or belonging to plants of the family Umbelliferae
Synonyms | Synonyms for Umbelliferous: Related Terms | Find terms related to Umbelliferous: See Also | Umbelliferous In Webster's Dictionary \Um`bel*lif"er*ous\, a. [Umbel + -ferous: cf. F.
ombillif[`e]re.] (Bot.)
(a) Producing umbels.
(b) Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Umbellifer[ae]}) of
plants, of which the parsley, carrot, parsnip, and fennel
are well-known examples.
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