Definitions for "Umbelliferae"
also known as Apiaceaeā€š the plant family commonly known as the parsley family whose flowers are arranged in an umbel in which numerous flowers arise from the same point like umbrella ribs [Go to source
plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
An order of plants in which the flowers, which contain five stamens and a pistil with two styles, are supported upon footstalks which spring from the top of the flower stem and spread out like the wires of an umbrella, so as to bring all the flowers in the same head (umbel) nearly to the same level. (Examples, parsley and carrot.)