Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Umbelliferae"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Umbelliferone \Um`bel*lif"er*one\, n. (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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Umbelliferous \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Umbelliferae
n : plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise;
caraway; celery; dill [syn: {Umbelliferae}, {family
Umbelliferae}, {Apiaceae}, {family Apiaceae}, {carrot
family}]
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