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celery

cel·er·y [ sélləree ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. long-stemmed vegetable: the long crisp flattish leaf stalks of a cultivated plant, eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable

2. celery plant: the plant that produces celery. Latin name Apium graveolensdulce.

3. seasoning: the seeds of the celery plant. Use: seasoning.

[Mid-17th century. < French céleri< Greek selinon "parsley"]
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