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noun
a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked.
Origin:
1655–65; < French céleri < Italian seleri, plural of selero ≪ Greek sélinon parsley
1655–65; < French céleri < Italian seleri, plural of selero ≪ Greek sélinon parsley
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Celery
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| celery (ˈsɛlərɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also celeriac an umbelliferous Eurasian plant, Apium graveolens dulce, whose blanched leafstalks are used in salads or cooked as a vegetable |
| 2. | wild celery a related and similar plant, Apium graveolens |
| [C17: from French céleri, from Italian (Lombardy) dialect selleri (plural), from Greek selinon parsley] | |
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Word Origin & History
celery
1660s, from Fr. céleri, from It. (Lombard dialect) seleri (pl.), from L.L. selinon, from Gk. selinon "parsley."
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