umbellifer
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um·bel·li·fer

noun \ˌəm-ˈbe-lə-fər\

Definition of UMBELLIFER

: a plant of the carrot family

Origin of UMBELLIFER

New Latin Umbelliferae, group name, feminine plural of umbellifer bearing umbels
First Known Use: 1718

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