Sium

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Noun

Sium - perennial of wet and marshy places in the northern hemisphere: water parsnipsgenus Siumrosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsApiaceae, carrot family, family Apiaceae, family Umbelliferae, Umbelliferae - plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dillSium suave, water parsnip - stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; northern United States and Asiagreater water parsnip, Sium latifolium - large stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; EuropeSium sisarum, skirret - an Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root

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sium

Sium

a genus of plants of the family Umbelliferae. The plants are perennial herbs with pinnate leaves. The umbels have involucres, and the petals are white and fold inward. The fruits are ribbed and slightly laterally compressed. There are ten to 15 species, distributed in Eurasia, North Africa, and North America. The USSR has six species. S. latifolium grows in shallows and along shores in the European USSR, the Caucasus, Siberia, and Kazakhstan. The entire plant, especially the roots, is poisonous to cattle; the fruits and flowers contain essential oil, including as much as 80 percent limonene. The species S. sisarum is sometimes grown for its edible tuberous roots. It was cultivated throughout Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Sium

Related to Sium: Sium sisarum

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Synonyms for Sium

noun perennial of wet and marshy places in the northern hemisphere: water parsnips

Synonyms

genus Sium

Related Words

rosid dicot genus
Apiaceae
carrot family
family Apiaceae
family Umbelliferae
Umbelliferae
Sium suave
water parsnip
greater water parsnip
Sium latifolium
Sium sisarum
skirret