Smallage \Small"age\, n. [Small + F. ache smallage. See Ach
parsley.]
(Bot.)
A biennial umbelliferous plant (Apium graveolens) native of
the seacoats of Europe and Asia. When deprived of its acrid
and even poisonous properties by cultivation, it becomes
celery.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Apiaceae \Apiaceae\ prop. n.
A natural family of plants bearing flowers in umbels;
examples are: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway;
celery; dill.
Syn: Umbelliferae, family Umbelliferae, family Apiaceae,
carrot family
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Celery \Cel"er*y\, n. [F. c['e]leri, cf. Prov. It. seleno,
seler; fr. Gr. ? parsley, in Lgr. & NGr. celery. Cf.
Parsley.]
(Bot.)
A plant of the Parsley family (Apium graveolens), of which
the blanched leafstalks are used as a salad.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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celery noun
1: widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are
eaten raw or cooked [syn: cultivated celery, Apium
graveolens dulce]
2: stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning
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Smallage \Small"age\, n. [Small + F. ache smallage. See Ach
parsley.]
(Bot.)
A biennial umbelliferous plant (Apium graveolens) native of
the seacoats of Europe and Asia. When deprived of its acrid
and even poisonous properties by cultivation, it becomes
celery.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Celery \Cel"er*y\, n. [F. c['e]leri, cf. Prov. It. seleno,
seler; fr. Gr. ? parsley, in Lgr. & NGr. celery. Cf.
Parsley.]
(Bot.)
A plant of the Parsley family (Apium graveolens), of which
the blanched leafstalks are used as a salad.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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