UMBELLIFEROUS


Meaning of UMBELLIFEROUS in English

/um'beuh lif"euhr euhs/ , adj.

1. bearing an umbel or umbels.

2. belonging to the Umbelliferae, the parsley family of plants. Cf. parsley family .

[ 1655-65; umbellifer ( umbelli-, comb. form of L umbella (see UMBEL) + -fer -FER) + -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .