celery

American  

[sel-uh-ree, sel-ree] / ˈsɛl ə ri, ˈsɛl ri /

noun

1. a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked.

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celery British  

/ ˈsɛlərɪ /

noun

1. an umbelliferous Eurasian plant, Apium graveolens dulce, whose blanched leafstalks are used in salads or cooked as a vegetable See also celeriac

2. a related and similar plant, Apium graveolens

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Etymology

Origin of celery

1655–65; < French céleri < Italian seleri, plural of selero ≪ Greek sélinon parsley

Example Sentences

He teaches them that peanut butter can make celery better, and they teach him that he’s cooler than he thinks.

From Los Angeles Times

Basil, celery, onions, meat, and other smells reached my nose and made my stomach rumble.

From Literature

“I typically just use cream and let that reduce with the clam stock I make, which has carrots, celery and leeks.”

From Salon

I went on a wellness kick: I stopped eating gluten and dairy and forced down celery juice every morning.

From The Wall Street Journal

She falls in beside me, filling plastic cups with apple juice and pulling a bag of carrots and celery from the fridge.

From Literature