apiole
nounDefinition of apiole
1a
: a colorless crystalline diether C12H14O4 of the aromatic series found especially in the plant and fruit of parsley
— called also
parsley camphor
b
: an isomeric liquid ether from certain dill oils
— called also
dill apiole
2 : an oleoresin from parsley fruit used as an emmenagogue and antiperiodic
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