(Ammi majus) in the parsley family, grown as a source of psoralen compounds used in medicine and as an ornamental for its compound umbels of small white flowers.' name='description'> bishop's weed - definition and meaning

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A chiefly Mediterranean annual plant (Ammi majus) in the parsley family, grown as a source of psoralen compounds used in medicine and as an ornamental for its compound umbels of small white flowers.

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