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Definition of umbelliferous :
1. Of or pertaining to a natural order ( Umbelliferae) of plants, of which the parsley, carrot, parsnip, and fennel are well- known examples.
2. Producing umbels.
Usage examples:
- There are several other umbelliferous plants which are poisonous. - "Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology", W. G. Aitchison Robertson.
- It is then an aromatic plant of the umbelliferous order, but differing from the rest of its tribe in producing bright yellow flowers. - "Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure", William Thomas Fernie.
- It is, though but little regarded, nevertheless, a common and troublesome garden weed, of the Umbelliferous tribe, and thought to possess certain curative virtues. - "Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure", William Thomas Fernie.
