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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of dicotyledonous polypetalous plants, founded by the younger Linnæus in 1781, belonging to the natural order Umbelliferæ, tribe Mulineæ, characterized by its conspicuous petaloid calyx-lobes, filiform petals, and dorsally compressed fruit.
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