different between inflorescence vs umbellifer

English

From Latin infl?r?scentia, from infl?r?sc? (“I begin to flower”), inchoative verb of fl?re? (“I flower”).

inflorescence (countable and uncountable, plural inflorescences)

(botany) Flower cluster; a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches.
An instance of a plant beginning to flower.

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umbellifer (plural umbellifers)

Any plant of the family Apiaceae, also called Umbelliferae, whose inflorescence is an umbel, such as a carrot or celery.

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