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Meanings of apium graveolens in English

Herb of Europe and temperate Asia.

        Synonyms
        Examples for "wild celery"
        Examples for "wild celery"
        1
        Their horses stood each by his own chariot, champing lotus and wild celery.
        The Iliad
        2
        The different vegetables met with were scurvy grass, wild celery, spinach, endive, and samphire.
        The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay / With an Account o...
        3
        The lagoon abounded with wild fowl, and we found wild celery, mussels, and limpets in plenty.
        A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
        4
        The bushes acted as a sail, and I was soon drifted down among the plants of the wild celery.
        The Hunters' Feast: Conversations Around the Camp Fire
        5
        A pretty stream, fed by a hot spring, struggles past through thick beds of wild celery and cow parsley.
        Full Circle
        Usage of apium graveolens in English
        1
        Its use on the table has decreased since the Middle Ages when it was replaced by common celery ( Apium graveolens).
        Pubmed
        2
        Apium graveolens.-Thecotyledons at noon were horizontal, and at 10 P.M. stood at an angle of 61o above the horizon.
        The Power of Movement in Plants