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noun
Any plant of the family Apiaceae, also called Umbelliferae, whose inflorescence is an umbel, such as a carrot or celery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: umbelliferous plant
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: wild parsley
History
Etymology tree English umbell(a) Latin -i-bor. English -i- Proto-Indo-European *bher- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bhorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -ferder. English -fer English umbellifer From umbell(a) + -i- + -fer.
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