apiaceous

apiaceous
/ay'pee ay"sheuhs/, adj.
belonging to the Apiaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Umbelliferae. Cf. parsley (def. 4).
[1830-40; < NL Apiace(ae) (Api(um) a genus (L: celery, parsley) + -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS]

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