Definition of Apiaceae

1. Noun. Plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill.


Medical Definition of Apiaceae

1. Also called umbelliferae, the parsley family, in the order apiales, includes carrots, hemlock, celery, parsnips, fennel (ferula), and plants used as herbs including anise, dill, and cumin. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apiaceae

aphthosis
aphthous
aphthous stomatitis
aphthous ulcer
aphthous ulcers
aphthovirus
aphthoviruses
aphylactic
aphylaxis
aphyllies
aphyllous
aphylly
aphæreses
aphæresis
aphæretic
apiaceae (current term)
apiaceous
apian
apiarian
apiarians
apiaries
apiarist
apiaristic
apiarists
apiary
apical
apical-aortic conduit
apical abscess
apical ancestor
apical angle

Literary usage of Apiaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States. National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1905)
"apiaceae. INTRODUCTORY NOTE. In 1900 Coulter and Rose published a synopsis of the Mexican and Ce-mitral American Umbelliferae.a Since then a number of new ..."

2. An Introduction to Botany by John ( Lindley (1839)
"... of apiaceae. 161. ... of apiaceae with the halves separating from their axil. 162. Bacca. 163. ..."

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