#apio

• Celery stalks — A commercial and gastronomic name currently used (borrowed from Spanish or Italian) for celery stalks or Pascal celery (Apium graveolens var. dulce). It is characterized by long, fleshy, crunchy, and aromatic stalks, widely used raw in salads, soups, detoxifying juices, or Mediterranean culinary dishes.
• Apiole — An organic chemical compound, occurring as an oily liquid or crystalline substance, extracted primarily from the seeds and leaves of parsley (Petroselinum crispum) or celery (Apium graveolens). Historically known as parsley camphor, this phenylpropanoid derivative possesses strong antipyretic and emmenagogue properties, used in the past in strictly controlled doses in traditional medicine, but exhibits high hepatic and renal toxicity in case of overdose.
• Apioline — An archaic pharmaceutical or old commercial name (used primarily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries) for a purified active principle or medicinal preparation derived from apiole; administered in the form of oily capsules as a uterine stimulant, emmenagogue, or sedative for menstrual pain.
• Apiology — A branch of entomology that deals with the scientific study of bees, particularly the honeybee (Apis mellifera). This discipline investigates the behavior, biology, ecology, genetics, and taxonomy of bees, and is often considered a synonym or closely related to apidology and melittology.
• Apion — A genus of very small phytophagous coleopteran insects in the family Apionidae, commonly known as clover weevils or seed weevils (e.g., Apion apricans). In history and philology, Apion is the name of a famous 1st-century AD Hellenistic scholar, grammarian, and rhetorician from Egypt, well known for his controversies with Flavius Josephus.
• Apionin — An old historical or commercial name attributed to a yellow aniline dye (also known as auramine O), occasionally used in the late 19th century in medicine and microscopy as a topical antiseptic or histological staining agent. Currently, the term is completely obsolete, replaced by modern chemical nomenclatures.
• Apios — A genus of climbing perennial herbaceous plants within the family Fabaceae (legumes), native to North America and East Asia. The most well-known species is Apios americana (groundnut), historically cultivated by indigenous populations for its edible tubers, rich in starch and protein, which grow strung along the roots like beads.
• Apios americana — A species of perennial climbing plant in the family Fabaceae, native to eastern North America. It is renowned for its edible underground tubers, rich in protein and starch, which grow strung along the roots like beads. Its flowers are highly fragrant, featuring a spectacular coloration in shades of brown, pink, and purple, grouped in dense clusters.
• Baboon — A large Old World monkey of the genus Papio, native to African savannahs and semi-deserts, as well as parts of the Arabian Peninsula, characterized by a dog-like muzzle, powerful canine teeth, and highly complex social behavior structured around a strict group hierarchy. Metaphorically and pejoratively, the term is used to describe a coarse, uneducated, violent person exhibiting uncivilized behavior.