Celery
//ˈsɛl.ə.ɹi// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family. uncountable, usually
- 2 stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning wordnet
- 3 The stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable. uncountable, usually
"In eighteenth century France celery soup was a means of whetting the amorous appetite."
- 4 widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked wordnet
- 5 A yellow-green colour, like that of a celery. uncountable, usually
Example
More examples"What? A little soup and celery is all I get? I'm not a Zen monk. I can't survive on an austerity diet like this."
Etymology
From French céleri, from Lombard sellero, from Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλῑνον (sélīnon). Displaced English march (“celery, smallage”) and smallage (“wild celery”).
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