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celery - 4 dictionary results

cel⋅er⋅y

[sel-uh-ree, sel-ree]
–noun
a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked.

Origin:
1655–65; < F céleri < It seleri, pl. of selero ≪ Gk sélinon parsley
cel·er·y   (sěl'ə-rē)   
n.   pl. cel·er·ies
  1. A biennial European plant (Apium graveolens var. dulce) in the parsley family, having edible roots, leafstalks, leaves, and fruits.
  2. The crisp thick leafstalks of this plant.
  3. The seedlike fruits of this plant used as a flavoring.

[French céleri, from Italian dialectal seleri, pl. of selero, alteration of Late Latin selīnon, parsley, from Greek.]

Celery

Cel"er*y\, n. [F. c['e]leri, cf. Prov. It. seleno, seler; fr. Gr. ? parsley, in Lgr. & NGr. celery. Cf. Parsley.] (Bot.) A plant of the Parsley family (Apium graveolens), of which the blanched leafstalks are used as a salad.
Language Translation for : celery
Spanish: apio,
German: der Sellerie,
Japanese: セロリ

celery 
1664, from Fr. céleri, from It. (Lombard dialect) seleri (pl.), from L.L. selinon, from Gk. selinon "parsley."
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