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Meaning of "umbelliferous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD UMBELLIFEROUS

From New Latin umbellifer, from Latin umbella sunshade + ferre to bear.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF UMBELLIFEROUS

umbelliferous  [ˌʌmbɪˈlɪfərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UMBELLIFEROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Umbelliferous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UMBELLIFEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

umbelliferous

Apiaceae

The Apiaceae, commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, are a family of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family, which is named after the type genus Apium, is large, with more than 3,700 species spread across 434 genera; it is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants. Included in this family are the well-known plants: Angelica, anise, arracacha, asafoetida, caraway, carrot, celery, Centella asiatica, chervil, cicely, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, hemlock, lovage, Queen Anne's lace, parsley, parsnip, sea holly, and the now extinct silphium.

Definition of umbelliferous in the English dictionary

The definition of umbelliferous in the dictionary is of, relating to, or belonging to the Umbelliferae, a family of herbaceous plants and shrubs, typically having hollow stems, divided or compound leaves, and flowers in umbels: includes fennel, dill, parsley, carrot, celery, and parsnip. Other definition of umbelliferous is designating any other plant bearing umbels.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UMBELLIFEROUS


argilliferous
ˌɑːdʒɪˈlɪfərəs
celliferous
seˈlɪfərəs
celluliferous
ˌsɛljʊˈlɪfərəs
cheliferous
kɪˈlɪfərəs
chyliferous
kaɪˈlɪfərəs
coralliferous
ˌkɒrəˈlɪfərəs
cupuliferous
ˌkjuːpjʊˈlɪfərəs
flagelliferous
ˌflædʒəˈlɪfərəs
fossiliferous
ˌfɒsɪˈlɪfərəs
glanduliferous
ˌɡlændjʊˈlɪfərəs
globuliferous
ˌɡlɒbjʊˈlɪfərəs
granuliferous
ˌɡrænjʊˈlɪfərəs
mammaliferous
ˌmæməˈlɪfərəs
melliferous
mɪˈlɪfərəs
metalliferous
ˌmɛtəˈlɪfərəs
papuliferous
ˌpæpjʊˈlɪfərəs
petaliferous
ˌpɛtəˈlɪfərəs
petroliferous
ˌpetrəˈlɪfərəs
proliferous
prəˈlɪfərəs
tentaculiferous
tenˌtækjʊˈlɪfərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UMBELLIFEROUS

umbel
umbellar
umbellate
umbellated
umbellately
umbelled
umbellifer
umbellulate
umbellule
umber
umber moth
Umberto I
Umberto II
umbery
umbilical
umbilical cord
umbilically
umbilicate
umbilication
umbilici

WORDS THAT END LIKE UMBELLIFEROUS

boisterous
cadaverous
cancerous
coniferous
cruciferous
dangerous
generous
humorous
murderous
noncancerous
numerous
odoriferous
onerous
preposterous
prosperous
seminiferous
serous
slanderous
splendiferous
thunderous
treacherous

Synonyms and antonyms of umbelliferous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «umbelliferous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UMBELLIFEROUS

Find out the translation of umbelliferous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of umbelliferous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «umbelliferous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

伞形花科
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

umbelífera
570 millions of speakers

English

umbelliferous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

umbelliferous
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

خيمي الإزهرار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зонтичных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

umbelliferous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধন্যাকগোত্রীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ombellifère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Umbelliferous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dolden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

セリ科の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미나리과
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Umbelliferous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có hoa hình tán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

umbelliferous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नक्षीदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şemsiye biçiminde çiçekleri olan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

umbelliferous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

umbelliferous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зонтичних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

umbelliferous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκιάδιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skerm bloemig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flockblommig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

umbelliferous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of umbelliferous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UMBELLIFEROUS»

The term «umbelliferous» is normally little used and occupies the 144.730 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UMBELLIFEROUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «umbelliferous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «umbelliferous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about umbelliferous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UMBELLIFEROUS»

Discover the use of umbelliferous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to umbelliferous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Compendium of umbelliferous crop diseases
Compendium of Umbelliferous Crop Diseases provides an international account of umbelliferous crop diseases and practical guidelines for control.
R. Michael Davis, Richard Neil Raid, American Phytopathological Society, 2002
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Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Biology and ...
studied their overwintering in the broken umbelliferous stems. Nothing is known on the biology of E. repandoides. E. parva and E. repanda are widely distributed in Europe (Hackman, 1988). Before the current record E. repandoides has been ...
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The elements of materia medica and therapeutics
The Umbellifera: may be thus arranged : — Umbelliferous carminative fruits used in medicine : Caraway. Angelica. Anise. Dill. Fennel. Cumin. Umbelliferous roots used in medicine : — Angelica. Carrot. Umbelliferous fatid gum resins ...
Jonathan Pereira, 1857
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Fruit Phenolics
Umbelliferous fruits or the oils extracted from them are traditionally used by man for flavoring foods and beverages and for use in perfumery, medicine, and in the making of alcoholic beverages. Quantitative studies were carried out recently48 ...
Jean-Jacques Macheix, Annie Fleuriet, 1990
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Cassell's Educator for the Young, etc. [Another edition of ...
adherent; therefore the so-ealled seeds of umbelliferous plants are fruits of the kind which botanists denominate by the term ocluzm'um. All these fruits separate naturally when ripe, or admit of ready separation into two parts, and they are all ...
John CASSELL, 1865
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Vol. I. - Thalamiflorae
stemless; leaflets 3, obcordate, smoothish, full of blackish dots; scape smoothish, umbelliferous, 6-12-flowered; umbel simple, with a very short involucre; styles longer than the stamens; cells of ovary 4-5seeded. )1 . S. Native of Brazil, in the ...
‎1831
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Flavour and Fragrance Chemistry
There are five species of chilli, all coming from Central and Southern America, and for culinary pungency Greeks and Romans had obviously to rely on something else. Gum-resins from umbelliferous plants were popular in those days.
Virginia Lanzotti, Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati, 2000
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The Elements of materia medica and therapeutica. v.2
UMBELLIFEROUS. AROMATIC. FRUITS. 159. i in umbels, white, pink, yellow, or blue, generally surrounded by an involucre idensed from De Candolle). ' RUPERTIES. — Extremely variable, rbe Umbelliferse may be thus arranged : — 1 .
Jonathan Pereira, 1857
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Volatile Compounds in Foods and Beverages
Table 1 Applications of Labiate and Umbelliferous Essential Oils Essential oil source Applications Anise Basil (sweet) Caraway Coriander Cumin Dill Dill, Indian Fennel (sweet) Fennel (bitter) Marjoram Oregano Peppermint Rosemary Sage ...
Henk Maarse, 1991
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The Farmer's Promotion Book: A New and Scientific Manuring ...
Of the Fourth Vegetable Form, or the early Umbelliferous Plants. The Cow Parsnip and Wild Pars-nip are the most preferable; also the described kinds of Angelica, Lavage, Imperial Master Wort and Poison Hemlock. The latter, however , must ...
C. G. Reinhold, 1856

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UMBELLIFEROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term umbelliferous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Star of the blackthorn
This was once a parkland-like wood pasture, and the original trees are scattered through the wood, their broad and low umbelliferous canopies contrasting with ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
2
OY: common toxic plants to chickens
... but it is also a plant that should be fed out with caution as it belongs to the Apiaceae family of plants (formerly known as umbelliferous) which includes parsnip, ... «Stuff.co.nz, Feb 15»
3
Know your wild herbs: A is for Angelica
It is a strong, upright plant, with a dusty pink hue to the upper stalks and flowers (the latter of which are umbelliferous), especially early in the summer. It is easily ... «Patheos, Aug 14»
4
Poisonous giant hogweed spreading in Courtenay area
The umbelliferous species, related to fennel, cow parsley and ground elder, poses serious health hazards, and can cause severe burning, weeping blisters and ... «Times Colonist, Jul 14»
5
Europe's War Against Deflation May Be Lost
... on the consumer price index line in 2013, though, suggesting a cyclical pick-up in the price of orange umbelliferous plants is unlikely to ride to the rescue. «Bloomberg View, Apr 14»
6
The annuals are coming – it's showtime, folks…
Linaria, cosmos, cornflower and the glorious umbelliferous Ammi majus are available in ready-made mixes at Pictorial Meadows. These can be sown over the ... «The Guardian, Mar 14»
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Garden trends 2014 - Part two
The Chelsea Flower Show “Umbels” entry is a good example, with umbelliferous plants that carry flowers on the end of spoke-like stems. Freedom of expression ... «Yarmouth County Vanguard, Jan 14»
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A trip to Orchard Dene
The vertical formality of the reeds and sword-like irises are beautifully contrasted by the umbelliferous angelica and valerian, yet becalmed by the fluffy ... «The Guardian, Oct 13»
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Plants provide strong nutrition
Alliums, such as garlic and onions; the fragrant members of the umbelliferous group, which includes parsley, carrots and celery; citrus; and spices and herbs like ... «Clearwater Gazette, Oct 13»
10
Ellerslie - the public are the losers
Red (or rather orange) hot pokers stand resolute beside wayward fennel's yellow umbelliferous flowers and luxuriant fronds and purple Verbena bonariensis, ... «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 13»

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