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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}.
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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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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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