plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
A plant family in the order Apiales. It is also sometimes called Umbelliferae. This family is quite large, including many well known plants such as CARROTS; ANISE; parsnips (PASTINACA), and cumin (CUMINUM).
[L.] (Bot.) Another name for Umbelliferae.