ˌəmbəˈlā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from umbell- + -ales
: a large order of chiefly herbaceous dicotyledonous plants that have umbels or corymbs of small uniovulate flowers with epigynous stamens and 1 to 5 carpels followed by fruits which are drupes or cremocarps and that include several economically important plants (as the carrot and parsnip) — see cornaceae , umbelliferae