celery
[ sel-uh-ree, sel-ree ]
noun
a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked.
Origin of celery
11655–65; <French céleri<Italian seleri, plural of selero ≪ Greek sélinon parsley
Words that may be confused with celery
- celery , salary
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British Dictionary definitions for celery
celery
/ (ˈsɛlərɪ) /
noun
an umbelliferous Eurasian plant, Apium graveolens dulce, whose blanched leafstalks are used in salads or cooked as a vegetable: See also celeriac
wild celery a related and similar plant, Apium graveolens
Origin of celery
1C17: from French céleri, from Italian (Lombardy) dialect selleri (plural), from Greek selinon parsley
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