CELERY

celery

(noun) stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning

celery, cultivated celery, Apium graveolens dulce

(noun) widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

celery (usually uncountable, plural celeries)

A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.

(uncountable) The stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable.

A yellow-green colour, like that of a celery.

Source: Wiktionary


Cel"er*y, n. Etym: [F. céleri, cf. Prov. It. seleno, seler; fr. Gr. celery. Cf. Parsley.] (Bot.)

Definition: A plant of the Parsley family (Apium graveolens), of which the blanched leafstalks are used as a salad.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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