(n.) A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria).
(n.) The Astrantia major, a European umbelliferous plant with a showy colored involucre.
(n.) Improperly, the cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum).
Example Sentences:
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.