celery
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ə 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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| —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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Example sentences
She leaned slightly toward him and looked modestly at the celery before her.
Half of the participants were also shown an obviously healthful side dish, such as three sticks of celery.
He's been smacked with celery and threatened with a knife.
Celery and cauliflower production have also increased the number of reliable jobs.
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