umbellifern.
/ʌmˈbɛlᵻfə/, U.S. /ˌəmˈbɛləfər/ Botany.
A plant belonging to the natural order Umbelliferæ, having umbellate flowers.
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1718 J. Ozell tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Voy. Levant II. vi. 214 It is an Umbellifer, to speak like a Botanist, the Root whereof goes a foot and a half down.
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Umbellifer, signifies a Plant that bears many Flowers, dispos'd somewhat like an Umbrella, growing upon many Foot-stalks proceeding from the same Center.
1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 773 If Botanists form their ideas of an Umbellifer from the ordinary appearance of such plants in Europe.
1861 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers (rev. ed.) ii. 120 The blossoms of umbellifers vary.
1872 D. Oliver Lessons Elem. Bot. (new ed.) ii. 183 So many species are dangerous, that Umbellifers generally are regarded as suspicious.
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