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umbellifer

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um·bel·lif·er  (m-bl-fr)
n.
An umbelliferous plant.
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Noun1.umbellifer - any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferaeumbellifer - any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
Apiaceae, carrot family, family Apiaceae, family Umbelliferae, Umbelliferae - plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
wild parsley - any of various uncultivated umbelliferous plants with foliage resembling that of carrots or parsley


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The remainder of the book contains the directory, divided by type--architectural, foliage, umbellifers, ornamental grasses, flower spikes, daisy flowers, early, midseason, and late--and listed alphabetically by Latin name.
eryngii is commonly referred to as a species-complex or as "Pleurotus of the Umbellifers.
Only after some 250 pages of informative introduction on the aforementioned subjects, does the author bring out monographs of 26 umbellifers that are selected from "Ben Cao Gang Mu" based on their wide and long traditional use.
 
 
 
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