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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Umbelliferae, family Umbelliferae, Apiaceae, family Apiaceae, carrot familynoun

    plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill

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  1. Apiaceae

    Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus Apium and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants, with more than 3,800 species in about 446 genera, including such well-known and economically important plants as ajwain, angelica, anise, asafoetida, caraway, carrot, celery, chervil, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, lovage, cow parsley, parsley, parsnip and sea holly, as well as silphium, a plant whose identity is unclear and which may be extinct.The family Apiaceae includes a significant number of phototoxic species, such as giant hogweed, and a smaller number of highly poisonous species, such as poison hemlock, water hemlock, spotted cowbane, fool's parsley, and various species of water dropwort.

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  1. apiaceae

    Apiaceae, also known as the parsley or carrot family, is a large family of flowering plants. This family contains about 434 genera and nearly 3700 species, which are widely distributed around the world. Members of the family typically have hollow stems, compound leaves, and umbrella-like clusters of small flowers. Some of its most well-known members include carrots, celery, coriander, dill, fennel, parsley, and parsnip.

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  1. Apiaceae

    The Apiaceae, commonly known as carrot or parsley family, are a family of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family 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.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Apiaceae

    A large plant family in the order Apiales, also known as Umbelliferae. Most are aromatic herbs with alternate, feather-divided leaves that are sheathed at the base. The flowers often form a conspicuous flat-topped umbel. Each small individual flower is usually bisexual, with five sepals, five petals, and an enlarged disk at the base of the style. The fruits are ridged and are composed of two parts that split open at maturity.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of apiaceae in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of apiaceae in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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