First Known Use: 1718
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umbellifer
noun um·bel·li·fer \ˌəm-ˈbe-lə-fər\
Definition of UMBELLIFER
: a plant of the carrot family
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Origin of UMBELLIFER
New Latin Umbelliferae, group name, feminine plural of umbellifer bearing umbels
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