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adjective
1.
bearing an umbel or umbels.
2.
belonging to the Umbelliferae, the parsley family of plants.
Compare parsley family.
Origin:
1655–65; < Neo-Latin umbellifer (umbelli-, combining form of Latin umbella (see umbel) + -fer -fer) + -ous
1655–65; < Neo-Latin umbellifer (umbelli-, combining form of Latin umbella (see umbel) + -fer -fer) + -ous
Related forms
sub·um·bel·lif·er·ous, adjective
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Umbelliferous
has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
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