Celery Definition

sĕlə-rē
celeries
noun
celeries
A biennial plant (Apium graveolens var. dulce) of the umbel family, whose long, crisp leafstalks are eaten as a vegetable.
Webster's New World
The crisp thick leafstalks of this plant.
American Heritage
The seedlike fruits of this plant used as a flavoring.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Apium graveolens dulce
  • cultivated celery

Other Word Forms of Celery

Noun

Singular:
celery
Plural:
celeries

Origin of Celery

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

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French céleri.

    From Wiktionary

Celery Sentence Examples

  • The earth should be drawn up to celery with a hoe preparatory to earthing up with a spade.

  • It is now generally agreed that it is celery.

  • The earthing up of celery this month is not to be recommended, unless a little very early supply is wanted.

  • The potato although successfully cultivated in Persia since about 1780, has not yet found favor, and the same may be said of the tomato, asparagus celery and others.

  • Peel and slice the celery and spring onion as finely as possible at an angle.

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Words Starting With

CCECEL

Words Ending With

YRYERY

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celery

Words Starting With C and Ending With Y

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