Queen Anne's lace

n. A widely naturalized Eurasian herb (Daucus carota subsp. carota) in the parsley family, having finely divided leaves and compound umbels of small white flowers. Also called wild carrot.

Queen Anne's lace

n (Plants) another name for cow parsley

Queen′ Anne's′ lace′

n. a plant, Daucus carota, the wild form of the carrot, having broad umbels of white flowers. Also called wild carrot. [1890–95]

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Queen Anne's lace - a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish rootsDaucus carota, wild carrotwild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plantDaucus, genus Daucus - carrot

Queen Anne's lace

wild carrot,

herb (Daucus carota) of the family Umbelliferae (carrotcarrot,
common name for some members of the Umbelliferae, a family (also called the parsley family) of chiefly biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions. Most are characterized by aromatic foliage, a dry fruit that splits when mature, and an umbellate inflorescence
..... Click the link for more information. family), native to the Old World but naturalized and often weedy throughout North America. Similar in appearance to the cultivated carrot (which is believed to have been derived from this plant), it has feathery foliage but a woody root. The tiny white flowers bloom in a lacy, flat-topped cluster (called an umbel) until they wither, when the cluster becomes nest-shaped (whence another of its names, bird's nest). The plant was formerly used in folk medicine as a diuretic and a stimulant. Queen Anne's lace is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Apiales, family Umbelliferae.

Queen Anne's lace

Queen Anne's lace

Queen Anne's lace

Queen′ Anne's′ lace′

Queen Anne's lace

Queen Anne's lace

wild carrot,

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noun a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots

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