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apiaceous

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a⋅pi⋅a⋅ceous

  [ey-pee-ey-shuhs]
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–adjective
belonging to the Apiaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Umbelliferae. Compare parsley (def. 4).
Origin:
1830–40; < NL Apiace(ae) (Api(um) a genus (L: celery, parsley) + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous
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