celery
celery
Definition
cel·ery (sel′ər ē, sel′rē)
noun
a biennial plant (Apium graveolens var. dulce) of the umbel family, whose long, crisp leafstalks are eaten as a vegetable
Etymology: Fr céleri < It seleri < L selinon < Gr, parsley
celery
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- chop: Dice the carrot and red pepper, chop the celery, then add to the onions and fry for a further 5 minutes.
- slice: Peel and slice the celery and spring onion as finely as possible at an angle.
- cook: Method In a covered saucepan, cook the celery in the stock for 15 minutes.
- add: Wash, core and chop the apples Add the celery and apples to the beans along with the raisins.
- eat: For example, when you eat celery, you can eat the leaves.
- cut: Cut the celery into short pieces and tuck into the pot with the leeks and the carrot.
Adjective modifier
- wild: Wild celery does not produce the thick stalks of the cultivated varieties.
- raw: But you use more energy eating a stick of raw celery than you get from it.
- fresh: Where I'm sitting there's a delicious smell of fresh celery from the veg bed next to me.
Preposition: into
- piece: Cut the celery into short pieces and tuck into the pot with the leeks and the carrot.
Modifies a noun
- stalk: Meanwhile, chop 1 red onion, dice 3 ripe tomatoes and 2 celery stalks.
- stick: Instead I'll chew on a long celery stick.
- soup: Title sounds nicer than pea and celery soup, and it's a lovely fresh green color.
- seed: Try a bedtime beverage of freshly crushed celery seeds.
- salt: As with the Gulls eggs they are eaten hard boiled with celery salt.
- root: Large bonito may be with poached with celery root.
Noun used with modifier
- stalk: Chicken carcass or shin of beef plus some beef bones, 1 stalk celery and1 carrot, 1 medium onion outer leaves only removed.
- onion: Salt and pepper Method Saute the onion celery and garlic in Olive oil in a frying pan.
Preposition: in
- oil: Soften the onion and celery in the oil until they are translucent.
Preposition: for
- minute: Heat a large pan, add the oil and half the butter and stir fry the onion and celery for 4 minutes.
celery Quotes
I'm afraid of losing my obscurity.Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery.
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