also: せりか
Apiaceae; parsley family
Botanical family name for plants such as parsley, carrot, celery, and Japanese seri (water dropwort).
Plants in the Apiaceae family include carrots and parsley.
Kanji spelling using 芹 (seri, Japanese parsley). Rarely used; the katakana form is preferred in modern botanical contexts.
Compound of セリ (seri, Japanese parsley) and 科 (ka, family, taxonomic rank). The katakana spelling セリ科 is standard for botanical family names.