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APIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Apium mean? 

APIUM (noun)
  The noun APIUM has 1 sense:

1. celeryplay

  Familiarity information: APIUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


APIUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Celery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Apium; genus Apium

Hypernyms ("Apium" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Apium"):

Apium graveolens; wild celery (herb of Europe and temperate Asia)

Holonyms ("Apium" is a member of...):

Apiaceae; carrot family; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae; Umbelliferae (plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)


 Context examples 


The oil extracted from the seeds of Apium graveolens.

(Celery Seed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)



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