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[syn: wild celery, Apium graveolens]
The 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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Apium graveolens
n 1: herb of Europe and temperate Asia [syn: wild celery,
Apium graveolens]