celery

[sel-uh-ree, sel-ree]

noun

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

celery

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of celery¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of celery¹

C17: from French céleri, from Italian (Lombardy) dialect selleri (plural), from Greek selinon parsley

Example Sentences

They had another eight albums between then and 2009, including Rings Around The World, which was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2001 and featured Sir Paul McCartney eating carrots and celery.

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You’ll find “vegetable casserole,” a swamp of canned onions, frozen peas and carrots, cream of celery soup and a splash of milk.

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Anything that will be used across multiple recipes — onions, peppers, garlic, carrots, herbs, sweet potatoes, celery — gets chopped, batched, and set aside all at once.

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The vast coastal plain grows most of the nation’s celery, along with beans, strawberries, onions and peppers, according to UC Davis data.

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Matías joined the migrant trail as a teenager, following the harvests — strawberries, celery, broccoli and more — from California to the Pacific Northwest.

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