umbelliferous

um·bel·lif·er·ous

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhm-buh-lif-er-uh s]
- /ˌʌm bəˈlɪf ər əs/
- /ˌʌm.be.ˈlɪ.fə.rəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhm-buh-lif-er-uh s]
- /ˌʌm bəˈlɪf ər əs/

Definitions of umbelliferous word

adjective umbelliferous bearing an umbel or umbels. 1
adjective umbelliferous belonging to the Umbelliferae, the parsley family of plants. 1
adjective umbelliferous 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 0
adjective umbelliferous designating any other plant bearing umbels 0
adjective umbelliferous having an umbel or umbels: said of plants of the umbel family 0

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Origin of umbelliferous

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

1655-65; < New Latin umbellifer (umbelli-, combining form of Latin umbella (see umbel) + -fer -fer) + -ous

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Parts of speech for Umbelliferous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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umbelliferous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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