celeriac
[suh-ler-ee-ak, -leer-]
- a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, of the parsley family, having a large, edible, turniplike root.
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Directions: Preheat your oven to 400°F. Place the potatoes, celeriac and onion in an earthenware-type baking dish.
Historical Examples
Celeriac is extensively used abroad, but, unfortunately, is little grown in America.
The Practical Garden-BookC. E. Hunn
Also I have beds of celeriac, and cold frames which yield a few cucumbers in the summer when emptied of plants.
About OrchidsFrederick Boyle
Celeriac is cooked in the same manner as Beet, and requires about the same length of time.
Celeriac, or Turnip-rooted Celery, is much prized on the Continent as a cooked vegetable, and as a salad.
Celeriac is much used in French Salads, and some appreciation is now shown for it in this country.
celeriac
- a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, with a large turnip-like root, used as a vegetable
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Word Origin
C18: from celery + -ac, of unexplained origin
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