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ce⋅ler⋅i⋅ac

[suh-ler-ee-ak, -leer-]
–noun
a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, of the parsley family, having a large, edible, turniplike root.
Also called celery root, knob celery, turnip-rooted celery.


Origin:
1735–45; celery + -ac
ce·le·ri·ac   (sə-lîr'ē-āk', -lěr'-)   
n.  An edible variety of celery (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum) cultivated for its swollen knobby root. Also called celery root, turnip-rooted celery.

[Alteration of celery.]

Celeriac

Ce*le"ri*ac\, n. (Bot.) Turnip-rooted celery, a from of celery with a large globular root, which is used for food.
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