celery
Americannoun
noun
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an umbelliferous Eurasian plant, Apium graveolens dulce, whose blanched leafstalks are used in salads or cooked as a vegetable See also celeriac
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a related and similar plant, Apium graveolens
Etymology
Origin of celery
1655–65; < French céleri < Italian seleri, plural of selero ≪ Greek sélinon parsley
Example Sentences
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Basil, celery, onions, meat, and other smells reached my nose and made my stomach rumble.
From Literature
“I typically just use cream and let that reduce with the clam stock I make, which has carrots, celery and leeks.”
From Salon
I went on a wellness kick: I stopped eating gluten and dairy and forced down celery juice every morning.
She falls in beside me, filling plastic cups with apple juice and pulling a bag of carrots and celery from the fridge.
From Literature
It’s a defense of winter salads and includes several recipes, like one for a celery and radish salad with fig vinaigrette and another for a citrus salad with green olives, burrata and honey-roasted pistachios.
From Salon
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