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Umbellales

Umbellales

9.9
A group of flowering plants with umbrella-shaped clusters of flowers including parsley and carrot
  • noun
  • /ʌmˈbɛleɪlz/
  • Archaic
: Umbellales
  • The Umbellales are distinguished by their characteristic umbrella-shaped clusters of flowers.

Examples

  • Many herbs commonly used in cooking, such as parsley and carrot, belong to the Umbellales.

  • Botanists study the Umbellales to understand the evolutionary relationships among different plant families.

  • The Umbellales order includes many familiar plants.

  • Did you know that Umbellales are often used in herbal medicine?

  • Many herbs commonly used in cooking, such as parsley and carrot, belong to the Umbellales.

  • The Umbellales are distinguished by their characteristic umbrella-shaped clusters of flowers.

  • Botanists study the Umbellales to understand the evolutionary relationships among different plant families.

Synonyms

order Umbellales
vsUmbellales
  • Archaic
9.9

A former group of flowering plants that have umbrella-shaped flower clusters

is the present classification name rather than an earlier one

Compounds

order Umbellales
  • Archaic
9.9

A former group of flowering plants that have umbrella-shaped flower clusters

Surface Forms

Umbellales singular
Umbellales plural

Morphology

Umbellales = umbel (opaque) = umbell + ales

The combining form 'umbell-' clearly relates to the English noun 'umbel', but '-ales' is a specialized taxonomic suffix unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Umbellales comes from the Latin umbella ('little shade') and is the same root as umbrella, because these plants have umbrella-shaped clusters of flowers called umbels, so the name points to their umbrella-like groups of flowers.