Definition of Smallage

1. n. 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.

Definition of Smallage

1. Noun. Celery in its wild (uncultivated) form. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Smallage

1. a wild celery [n -S]

Medical Definition of Smallage

1. 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. Origin: Small + F. Ache smallage. See Ach parsley. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Smallage

small time
small tortoiseshell
small tortoiseshells
small town
small towns
small trochanter
small ubiquitin-related modifier
small ubiquitin-related modifiers
small uterus
small vein
small voice
small white
small white aster
small whites
small wonder
smallage (current term)
smallages
smallcap
smallcapped
smallclothes
smalle
smalled
smaller
smaller muscle of helix
smaller pectoral muscle
smaller posterior rectus muscle of head
smallerscale
smallest
smallest cardiac veins

Literary usage of Smallage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston by Boston (Mass.). Registry Dept (1898)
"•Joseph Harley & Martha smallage Mr. Wm. Waldron •Edward Harrod & Debora Martin Mr. Sam. Miles Presn. June 3, 1723 Presn. Aug. ..."

2. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"A. graveolens, or smallage, a native of Britain ; and 2. ... The roots of smallage are also in seems one of the easiest, both to the insects them- were ..."

3. The American Housewife and Kitchen Directory: Containing the Most Valuable (1869)
"Stir it up we-l —let it remain a couple of days, stirring it up well each diy, then turn it into a wine cask, and close it tight. 350. smallage Cordial. ..."

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