 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Umbelliferae
noun: plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise;
caraway; celery; dill [syn: {family Umbelliferae}, {Apiaceae},
{family Apiaceae}, {carrot family}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Umbelliferone \Um'bel*lif"er*one\, noun (Chem.)
A tasteless white crystalline substance, {C9H6O3}, found in
the bark of a certain plant ({Daphne Mezereum}), and also
obtained by the distillation of certain gums from the
{Umbellifer[ae]}, as galbanum, asafetida, etc. It is
analogous to coumarin. Called also {hydroxy-coumarin}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Umbelliferous \Um'bel*lif"er*ous\, adjective [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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