n. [ L. apium parsley + -ol. ] (Med.) An oily liquid derived from parsley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. apis bee + -logist (see -logy). ] A student of bees. [ R. ] Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. apis bee + -logy. ] The scientific or systematic study of honey bees. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Prob. from native name: cf. Sp. papion. ] (Zool.) A West African baboon (Cynocephalus sphinx), allied to the chacma. Its color is generally chestnut, varying in tint. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Braz. tapioka: cf. Pg., Sp. & F. tapioca. ] A coarsely granular substance obtained by heating, and thus partly changing, the moistened starch obtained from the roots of the cassava. It is much used in puddings and as a thickening for soups. See Cassava. [ 1913 Webster ]