different between umbelliferous vs orthospermous

umbelliferous

English

Etymology

umbel +? -iferous

Adjective

umbelliferous (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Bearing umbels.
  2. (botany) Pertaining to a member of the family Umbelliferae.

Translations

umbelliferous From the web:

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orthospermous

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek

Adjective

orthospermous (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Having the seeds straight, as in the fruits of some umbelliferous plants.
    • 1859, Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species
      But in regard to the differences both in the internal and external structure of the seeds, [] in the Umbelliferae these differences are of such apparent importance — the seeds being in some cases, according to Tausch, orthospermous in the exterior flowers and coelospermous in the central flowers []

orthospermous From the web:

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