umbellifer


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
umbellifer /ʌmˈbɛlɪfə/
noun Botany a plant of the parsley family (Umbelliferae), having its flowers arranged in umbels.
– derivatives
umbelliferous adjective.
– origin C18: from obs. Fr. umbellifère, from L. umbella ‘parasol’ + -fer ‘bearing’.
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