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Skirret :: Skirret (n.) An umbelliferous plant (Sium, / Pimpinella, Sisarum). It is a native of Asia, but has been long cultivated in Europe for its edible clustered tuberous roots, which are very sweet..

Narthex :: Narthex (n.) A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula communis). See Giant fennel, under Fennel..

Jugum :: Jugum (n.) One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.

Eryngium :: Eryngium (n.) A genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles in appearance. Eryngium maritimum, or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied..

Hartwort :: Hartwort (n.) A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe (Tordylium maximum).

Conium :: Conium (n.) A genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered, umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit (seeds) and decompound leaves..

Nondo :: Nondo (n.) A coarse umbelliferous plant (Ligusticum actaeifolium) with a large aromatic root. It is found chiefly in the Alleghany region. Also called Angelico.

Band :: Band (v. t.) A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants..

Anise :: Anise (n.) An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds..

Angelica :: Angelica (n.) An aromatic umbelliferous plant (Archangelica officinalis or Angelica archangelica) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery, and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic..

Masterwort :: Masterwort (n.) The Astrantia major, a European umbelliferous plant with a showy colored involucre..

Stylops :: Stylopodium (n.) An expansion at the base of the style, as in umbelliferous plants..

Vallecula :: Vallecula (n.) One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants..

Apiaceous :: Apiaceous (a.) Umbelliferous.

Honewort :: Honewort (n.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Sison (S. Amomum); -- so called because used to cure a swelling called a hone.

Galbanum :: Galbanum (n.) A gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic umbelliferous plants, mostly species of Ferula. The Bubon Galbanum of South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of galbanum. It has an acrid, bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant smell, and is used for medical purposes, also in the arts, as in the manufacture of varnish..

Yamp :: Yamp (n.) An umbelliferous plant (Carum Gairdneri); also, its small fleshy roots, which are eaten by the Indians from Idaho to California..

Carpophore :: Carpophore (n.) A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants..

Hemlock :: Hemlock (n.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the Cicuta maculata, bulbifera, and virosa, and the Conium maculatum. See Conium..

Lovage :: Lovage (n.) An umbelliferous plant (Levisticum officinale), sometimes used in medicine as an aromatic stimulant..

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