genus Smyrnium


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Noun1.genus Smyrnium - Alexanders
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
Apiaceae, carrot family, family Apiaceae, family Umbelliferae, Umbelliferae - plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
Alexander, Alexanders, black lovage, horse parsley, Smyrnium olusatrum - European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
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Their occurrence can be explained by the fact that these molecules are considered to be precursors of sesquiterpene lactones [10] which are in turn regarded as marker compounds of the genus Smyrnium [11].