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Webster 1913 Edition


Celery

Cel′er-y

,
Noun.
[F.
céleri
, cf. Prov. It.
seleno
,
seler
; fr. Gr. [GREEK] parsley, in Lgr. & NGr.
celery
.
Cf
.
Parsley
.]
(Bot.)
A plant of the Parsley family (
Apium graveolens
), of which the blanched leafstalks are used as a salad.

Webster 1828 Edition


Celery

CELERY

,
Noun.
A plant, a species of Apium cultivated for the table.

Definition 2024


celery

celery

English

a stalk of celery

Noun

celery (plural celeries)

  1. A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.
  2. (uncountable) The stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable.

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