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Definition: Apium

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Celery.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Apium" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1690. (references)

Specialty Definition: Apium

Domain Definition
Antiquities Apium (selinon). Parsley. (references)
Wikipedic Apium (Celery and Marshwort) is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, with a subcosmopolitan distribution in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. They are medium to tall biennial or perennial plants growing wet ground (marshes and saltmarshes). They grow up to 1 m high and have pinnate to bipinnate leaves and small white flowers in compound umbels. (references)

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Common Expressions: Apium

Expressions Definition
Apium graveolens Herb of Europe and temperate Asia. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Apium graveolens dulce Widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Apium graveolens rapaceum Grown for its thickened edible aromatic root. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Apium Celery. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Apium

Apium

Apium
Apium graveolens
Apium graveolens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Apium
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Species

About 20 species, including:
Apium australe
Apium bermejoi
Apium filiforme
Apium graveolens
Apium inundatum
Apium leptophyllum
Apium nodiflorum
Apium prostratum
Apium repens

Apium (Celery and Marshwort) is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, with a subcosmopolitan distribution in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. They are medium to tall biennial or perennial plants growing wet ground (marshes and saltmarshes). They grow up to 1 m high and have pinnate to bipinnate leaves and small white flowers in compound umbels.

The genus is the type genus of the family Apiaceae and the order Apiales.

Some species are edible, notably Apium graveolens (Celery), which is a commercially important vegetable.

Apium species, including garden celery, are eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Angle Shades, Common Swift, Hypercompe icasia, The Nutmeg, Setaceous Hebrew Character and Turnip Moth.

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Topics by Level of Interest: Apium

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Apium 6     Apium 6
Apium bermejoi 4     Apium bermejoi 4

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Synonyms: Apium
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 celery.
Consider also: anise, caraway, carrot, dill.

Expression

 genus Apium.
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Computed Synonyms: Apium

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 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   2.0093   Apium     celery     celeriac, smallage, parsley, ribbed celery, blanched celery   
 2   1.0093   Apium     parsley     parsley fruit, frizzy hair, celery, assay, sauce   
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Translations: Apium

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Dutch Apium (celery, Apium). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Apium. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew כרפס (Apium, celery, parsley). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, Apium. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit כרפס (Apium, celery, parsley). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, Apium. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Apium

Language Translations for “Apium” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin Apiumway (Apium). Additional references: Pig Latin, Apium. (volunteer)
Terran B Apium (Apium). Additional references: Terran B, Apium. (volunteer)
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