parsley family

American  

noun

1. the plant family Umbelliferae (or Apiaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants having alternate, usually compound leaves, hollow stems, numerous small flowers borne in umbels, and dry, seedlike, often aromatic fruit, and including anise, caraway, carrot, celery, dill, parsley, parsnip, and Queen Anne's lace, as well as poisonous plants such as cowbane and water hemlock.

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Example Sentences

It's the dried fruit or seed of a plant in the parsley family.

From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Perdue, Mitzi

It is an aromatic garden herb, of an order of plants of the cohort umbelliferae, known popularly as the parsley family.

From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth