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Traditional English :: umbellifer
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umbellal - n. any plant of the family Umbelliferae bearing umbels, including parsley and parsnip. umbelliferous adj. [obs. F umbellif re f. L (as UMBEL, - fer bearing)] |
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Traditional English :: umbel
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umbellal - n. Bot. a flower-cluster in which stalks nearly equal in length spring from a common centre and form a flat or curved surface, as in parsley. umbellar adj. umbellate adj. umbellule adj. [obs. F umbelle or L umbella sunshade, dimin. of UMBRA] |
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Traditional English :: umbellifer
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umbellal - n. any plant of the family Umbelliferae bearing umbels, including parsley and parsnip. umbelliferous adj. [obs. F umbellif re f. L (as UMBEL, - fer bearing)] |
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Traditional English :: umbel
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umbellal - n. Bot. a flower-cluster in which stalks nearly equal in length spring from a common centre and form a flat or curved surface, as in parsley. umbellar adj. umbellate adj. umbellule adj. [obs. F umbelle or L umbella sunshade, dimin. of UMBRA] |
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Traditional English :: umbellifer
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umbellal - n. any plant of the family Umbelliferae bearing umbels, including parsley and parsnip. umbelliferous adj. [obs. F umbellif re f. L (as UMBEL, - fer bearing)] |
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Traditional English :: umber
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umbellal - n. & adj. --n. 1 a natural pigment like ochre but darker and browner.
2 the colour of this. --adj. 1 of this colour.
2 dark, dusky. [F (terre d') ombre or It. (terra di) ombra = shadow (earth), f. L UMBRA or Umbra fem. of Umber Umbrian] |
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