smallage

smallage
/smaw"lij/, n.
the celery, Apium graveolens, esp. in its wild state.
[1250-1300; ME smalege, smalache, equiv. to smale SMALL + ache parsley < OF < L apium celery, parsley]

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plant
      (Apium graveolens), wild celery; strongly scented, erect, biennial herb of the carrot family (Apiaceae, or Umbelliferae) widely distributed in moist places within the temperate zones, and grown for use as a flavouring similar to celery. In traditional medicine, smallage roots are used as a carminative and its leaf stalks as a soothing tea.

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  • Smallage — Small age, n. [Small + F. ache smallage. See {Ach} parsley.] (Bot.) A biennial umbelliferous plant ({Apium graveolens}) native of the seacoats of Europe and Asia. When deprived of its acrid and even poisonous properties by cultivation, it becomes …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • smallage — /ˈsmɔlɪdʒ/ (say smawlij) noun Obsolete celery, Apium graveolens, especially in its wild state. {Middle English smalege, smalache, from smal small + ache parsley (from Old French, from Latin apium)} …  

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  • smallage — lij noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English smalege, alteration of smalache, from smal small + ache wild celery, parsley more at ache : a strongly scented erect biennial herb (Apium graveolens) that is the wild form of the culinary celery and is… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Apium graveolens — Smallage Small age, n. [Small + F. ache smallage. See {Ach} parsley.] (Bot.) A biennial umbelliferous plant ({Apium graveolens}) native of the seacoats of Europe and Asia. When deprived of its acrid and even poisonous properties by cultivation,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • celery — Smallage Small age, n. [Small + F. ache smallage. See {Ach} parsley.] (Bot.) A biennial umbelliferous plant ({Apium graveolens}) native of the seacoats of Europe and Asia. When deprived of its acrid and even poisonous properties by cultivation,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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