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umbellifer

umbellifer noun: any plant of the family Apiaceae, also called Umbelliferae, whose inflorescence is an umbel, such as a carrot or celery.

Noun

umbellifer (plural umbellifers)

  1. Any plant of the family Apiaceae, also called Umbelliferae, whose inflorescence is an umbel, such as a carrot or celery.

Forms of umbellifer

pluralumbellifers

Origin of umbellifer

From umbell(a) + -i- + -fer.

Questions about umbellifer

What does umbellifer mean?
Umbellifer means any plant of the family Apiaceae, also called Umbelliferae, whose inflorescence is an umbel, such as a carrot or celery.
What part of speech is umbellifer?
Umbellifer is a noun.
What is the plural of umbellifer?
The plural of umbellifer is umbellifers.

Words near umbellifer in the dictionary

  1. umbelled
  2. umbellet
  3. umbellets
  4. umbellic
  5. umbellic acid
  6. umbellifer
  7. umbelliferon
  8. umbelliferone
  9. umbelliferones
  10. umbelliferous
  11. umbellifers

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