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Umbelliferous   Listen
adjective
Umbelliferous  adj.  (Bot.)
(a)
Producing umbels.
(b)
Of or pertaining to a natural order (Umbelliferae) of plants, of which the parsley, carrot, parsnip, and fennel are well-known examples.






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... laws of correlation in modifying important structures, independently of utility and, therefore, of natural selection, than that of the difference between the outer and inner flowers in some Compositous and Umbelliferous plants. Every one knows the {145} difference in the ray and central florets of, for instance, the daisy, and this difference is often accompanied with the abortion of parts of the flower. But, in some Compositous ...
— On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection • Charles Darwin



Words linked to "Umbelliferous" :   Umbelliferae, umbelliferous plant, phytology



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