• (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. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/smallage/
(Apium graveolens), wild celery; strongly scented, erect, biennial herb of the carrot family (Apiaceae, or Umbelliferae) widely distributed in moist ... [1 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/110
Small'age noun [ Small + French ache smallage. See Ach parsley.] (Botany) 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 .... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/126