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APIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Apium mean?
• APIUM (noun)
The noun APIUM has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: APIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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