Umbellifer (Noun)
Meaning
Any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Carrots and celery are examples of edible umbellifers commonly used in everyday cooking.
- The umbellifer had a delicious fragrance and beautiful clusters of tiny white flowers.
- In the garden, parsley and dill are popular umbellifers grown for their flavorful leaves and seeds.
- People often mistakenly call the flowering heads of the Queen Anne's lace umbellifer as just a weed.
- Gardeners often cultivate the cow parsley umbellifer in their informal cottage garden borders.