What's the difference between hogweed and umbelliferous?

Hogweed


Definition:

  • (n.) A common weed (Ambrosia artemisiaege). See Ambrosia, 3.
  • (n.) In England, the Heracleum Sphondylium.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Where else can you get a hogweed and bloete martini?
  • (2) Three days later the blister was so big that a skin specialist took photos for a textbook; it was classic giant hogweed damage.
  • (3) Anglers coming into contact with giant hogweed have suffered skin inflammation, while the pollen of common ragweed causes asthma.
  • (4) And while I am keen not to come across too Daily Mail on this matter, there are a few illegal aliens I would love to see the back of, in particular the giant hogweed.
  • (5) Giant hogweed was introduced as an ornamental plant in the 19th century.
  • (6) Circumstantial evidence suggested the possibility that the lesions were caused by giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum).

Umbelliferous


Definition:

  • (a.) Producing umbels.
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order (Umbelliferae) of plants, of which the parsley, carrot, parsnip, and fennel are well-known examples.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) pai-chi Kimura, Hata et Yen., Dang-Gui, the root of A. acutiloba Kitagawa and 2 Umbelliferous plants, ashita-ba.
  • (2) Ninety-five extracts prepared from 14 kinds of Umbelliferous materials were studied to determine their effects on tumor-promoter-induced phenomena in vitro.
  • (3) Most of the exposure is from limes, with smaller amounts coming from other citrus and umbelliferous food plants.

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