umbelliferous

English

Etymology

From umbel +‎ -iferous.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

umbelliferous (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Bearing umbels.
  2. (botany) Pertaining to a member of the family Umbelliferae.
    • 1867, The Popular Educator‎[1], volume 1, Cassell, page 24:
      [...] but, we repeat, their aspect is almost enough to distinguish them from other plants; not but that a few plants of other orders bear umbels, and many seem to bear umbels without doing so; but, generally speaking, the aspect of an umbelliferous plant is sufficient to characterise it.

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