Celery Definition

sĕlə-rē
celeries
noun
celeries
A biennial plant (Apium graveolens var. dulce) of the umbel family, whose long, crisp leafstalks are eaten as a vegetable.
Webster's New World
The crisp thick leafstalks of this plant.
American Heritage
The seedlike fruits of this plant used as a flavoring.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Apium graveolens dulce
  • cultivated celery

Other Word Forms of Celery

Noun

Singular:
celery
Plural:
celeries

Origin of Celery

  • French céleri from Italian dialectal seleri pl. of selero alteration of Late Latin selīnon parsley from Greek

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French céleri.

    From Wiktionary

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