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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Umbelliferone  \Um`bel*lif"er*one\,  n.  (Chem.) 
  A  tasteless  white  crystalline  substance,  {C9H6O3},  found  in 
  the  bark  of  a  certain  plant  ({Daphne  Mezereum}),  and  also 
  obtained  by  the  distillation  of  certain  gums  from  the 
  {Umbellifer[ae]},  as  galbanum,  asafetida,  etc  It  is 
  analogous  to  coumarin.  Called  also  {hydroxy-coumarin}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Umbelliferous  \Um`bel*lif"er*ous\,  a.  [Umbel  +  -ferous:  cf  F. 
  ombillif[`e]re.]  (Bot.) 
  a  Producing  umbels. 
  b  Of  or  pertaining  to  a  natural  order  ({Umbellifer[ae]})  of 
  plants,  of  which  the  parsley,  carrot,  parsnip,  and  fennel 
  are  well-known  examples. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Umbelliferae 
  n  :  plants  having  flowers  in  umbels:  parsley;  carrot;  anise; 
  caraway;  celery;  dill  [syn:  {Umbelliferae},  {family 
  Umbelliferae},  {Apiaceae},  {family  Apiaceae},  {carrot 
  family}]




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