Noun: carrot family 'ker-ut 'fa-mu-lee [N. Amer], 'ka-rut 'fa-mu-lee [Brit]
- Plants having flowers in umbels: parsley, carrot, anise, caraway, celery, dill
"Many herbs belong to the carrot family";
- Umbelliferae, family Umbelliferae, Apiaceae, family Apiaceae
Derived forms: carrot families
Type of: rosid dicot family
Part of: order Umbellales, Umbellales
Encyclopedia: Carrot family