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apiaceous

[ ey-pee-ey-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. belonging to the Apiaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Umbelliferae. Compare parsley ( def 4 ).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of apiaceous1

1830–40; < New Latin Apiace ( ae ) ( Api ( um ) a genus ( Latin: celery, parsley) + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous

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