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noun
A yellowish-white natural product of the coumarin family, occurring in such plants as carrot and coriander.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree English umbel Proto-Indo-European *bher- Proto-Indo-European *bhéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -iferous English umbellifer(ous) German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English umbelliferone From umbellifer(ous) + -one.
