Apiaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Apiaceae
    n 1: plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise;
         caraway; celery; dill [syn: {Umbelliferae}, {family
         Umbelliferae}, {Apiaceae}, {family Apiaceae}, {carrot
         family}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Apiaceae \Apiaceae\ prop. n.
   A natural family of plants bearing flowers in umbels;
   examples are: {parsley}; {carrot}; {anise}; {caraway};
   {celery}; {dill}.

   Syn: Umbelliferae, family {Umbelliferae}, family {Apiaceae},
        carrot family
        [WordNet 1.5]