turnip-rooted celery

[ tur-nip-roo-tid, -root-id ]

/ ˈtɜr nɪpˌru tɪd, -ˌrʊt ɪd /

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Origin of turnip-rooted celery

First recorded in 1895–1900

As a man who helped people become fugitives to save their skins, his focus on immigration is rooted in a personal life experience.
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The first meeting featured multiple speakers deeply rooted in a partisan agenda.
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Because that whole celebrity hacking episode seemed rooted in misogyny.
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Her feet felt rooted to the floor in the wonder and doubt of this strange occurrence.
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He could easily tell where the acorns had been hidden, and, a moment later, he had rooted them up and was eating them.
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When he ascended the throne, his friend presented him a turnip of extraordinary size.
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In roots and tubers the variations are less, and all, except the potato and the turnip, contain about seven per cent of ash.
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