APIACEAE

Meaning of APIACEAE in English

ˌāpēˈāsēˌē, ˌap-

Etymology: New Latin, from Apium, type genus + -aceae

synonym of umbelliferae

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

APIACEAE — also called Umbelliferae, the parsley family, in the order Apiales, comprising between 300 and 400 genera of plants distributed throughout …
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PARSLEY — Hardy biennial herb ( Petroselinum crispum ) of the family Apiaceae, or Umbelliferae, native to Mediterranean lands. The compound leaves …
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CUMIN — Small, slender annual herb ( Cuminum cyminum ) of the carrot family (Apiaceae). It is cultivated in the Mediterranean region, …
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APIACEOUS — |āpē|āshəs, |ap- adjective Etymology: New Latin Apiaceae + English -ous : umbelliferous
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PARSLEY FAMILY — the plant family Umbelliferae (or Apiaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants having alternate, usually compound leaves, hollow stems, numerous small flowers …
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APIACEOUS — /ay'pee ay"sheuhs/ , adj. belonging to the Apiaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Umbelliferae. Cf. parsley (def. 4). …
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WATER PARSNIP — any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Sium, especially S. latifolium, belonging to the parsley family (Apiaceae), distributed throughout …
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WATER HEMLOCK — any of about 10 species of poisonous plants of the genus Cicuta, in the parsley family (Apiaceae), common throughout the …
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SMALLAGE — (Apium graveolens), wild celery; strongly scented, erect, biennial herb of the carrot family (Apiaceae, or Umbelliferae) widely distributed in moist …
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POISON HEMLOCK — any of several poisonous herbaceous plants but especially Conium maculatum, which, according to tradition, was the plant used to kill …
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PARSNIP — (species Pastinaca sativa), member of the parsley family (Apiaceae), cultivated since ancient times for its large, tapering, fleshy white root, …
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PARSLEY — (species Petroselinum crispum), hardy biennial herb of the family Apiaceae, or Umbelliferae, native to Mediterranean lands. Parsley leaves were used …
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LOVAGE — (Levisticum officinale), herb of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) native to southern Europe. It is cultivated for its stalks and foliage, …
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HEMLOCK — any of 10 species of coniferous evergreen trees comprising the genus Tsuga of the family Pinaceae, native to North America …
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FENNEL — (species Foeniculum vulgare), perennial or biennial aromatic herb of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). According to a Greek myth, knowledge came …
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EARTHNUT — also called Pignut, or Hognut (Conopodium majus), European plant of the carrot family (Apiaceae), so called because of its edible …
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DILL — (species Anethum graveolens), fennellike annual or biennial herb of the parsley family (Apiaceae, or Umbelliferae) or its dried, ripe fruit, …
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CUMIN — also spelled Cummin (Cuminum cyminum), small, slender annual herb of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) with finely dissected leaves and white …
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COWBANE — any of several poisonous plants, including seven species of Oxypolis, in the parsley family (Apiaceae), that are especially poisonous to …
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COW PARSNIP — Cow parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium) broadly, any plant of the genus Heracleum, in the parsley family (Apiaceae). The genus comprises about …
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CORIANDER — Spanish Cilantro, dried fruit, common name of the seed of Coriandrum sativum, a feathery annual herb of the family Apiaceae …
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CICELY — (Myrrhis odorata), perennial herb of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). It has a leafy hollow stem 60 to 90 cm (2 …
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CHERVIL — (Anthriscus cerefolium), annual herb of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). It is native to regions of the Black Sea and Caspian …
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CELERY — (species Apium graveolens), herb of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). Native to the Mediterranean areas and the Middle East, celery was …
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CARROT — (Daucus carota), herbaceous, generally biennial plant of the Apiaceae family that produces an edible taproot. Among common varieties root shapes …
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CARAWAY — the dried fruit, commonly called seed, of Carum carvi, a biennial herb of the parsley family (Apiaceae, or Umbelliferae), native …
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ASAFETIDA — gum resin prized as a condiment in India and Iran, where it is used to flavour curries, meatballs, and pickles. …
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ANISE — (Pimpinella anisum), annual herb of the parsley family (Apiaceae, or Umbelliferae), cultivated chiefly for its fruits, called aniseed, the flavour …
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ANGELICA — large genus of aromatic herbs of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). The roots and fruit of the Eurasian species, Angelica archangelica …
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PARSLEY — n. Hardy biennial herb ( Petroselinum crispum ) of the family Apiaceae, or Umbelliferae, native to Mediterranean lands. The compound …
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