APIUM GRAVEOLENS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Apium graveolens mean? 

• APIUM GRAVEOLENS (noun)
  The noun APIUM GRAVEOLENS has 1 sense:

1. herb of Europe and temperate Asia

  Familiarity information: APIUM GRAVEOLENS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APIUM GRAVEOLENS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Herb of Europe and temperate Asia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Apium graveolens; wild celery

Hypernyms ("Apium graveolens" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Apium graveolens" is a member of...):

Apium; genus Apium (celery)

 Context examples 

The oil extracted from the seeds of Apium graveolens.

(Celery Seed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)