SMALLAGE

Etymology

Noun

smallage (uncountable)

Celery in its wild uncultivated form.

Source: Wiktionary


Small"age, n. Etym: [Small + F. ache smallage. See Ach parsley.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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 celery.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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