ˈāpēˌōl, ˈap- noun
also api·ol -ˌȯl, -ˌōl
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary api- (from Latin apium parsley, celery) + -ole, -ol — more at apium
1.
a. : a colorless crystalline diether C 12 H 14 O 4 of the aromatic series found especially in the plant and fruit of parsley — called also parsley camphor
b. : an isomeric liquid ether from certain dill oils — called also dill apiole
2. : an oleoresin from parsley fruit used as an emmenagogue and antiperiodic