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GENUS APIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Apium mean?
• GENUS APIUM (noun)
The noun GENUS APIUM has 1 sense:
1. celery
Familiarity information: GENUS APIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Celery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Apium; genus Apium
Hypernyms ("genus Apium" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "genus Apium"):
Apium graveolens; wild celery (herb of Europe and temperate Asia)
Holonyms ("genus Apium" is a member of...):
Apiaceae; carrot family; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae; Umbelliferae (plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)
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