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Noun: carrot family  'ker-ut 'fa-mu-lee [N. Amer], 'ka-rut 'fa-mu-lee [Brit]
  1. Plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
    - Umbelliferae, family Umbelliferae, Apiaceae, family Apiaceae

Derived forms: carrot families

Type of: rosid dicot family

Part of: order Umbellales, Umbellales

Encyclopedia: Carrot family