apium graveolens

3 definitions found

apium graveolens - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

apium graveolens - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Apium graveolens
      n 1: herb of Europe and temperate Asia [syn: wild celery,
           Apium graveolens]