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[ sel-uh-ree, sel-ree ] / ˈsɛl ə ri, ˈsɛl ri /
nouna plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked. Origin of celery1655–65; <French céleri<Italian seleri, plural of selero ≪ Greek sélinon parsley WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH celerycelery , salaryWords nearby celerycelebutante, celecoxib, C. elegans, celeriac, celerity, celery, celery pine, celery salt, celesta, Celeste, celestial Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for celeryAtop the chili goes a spill of crisp chopped raw onions, and atop the onions you want a sprinkle of celery salt. Classics Get a Cheesy Twist at Fall River Spot|Jane & Michael Stern|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Cut the tops off the carrots and celery and peel your onion, then dice them. Your Friday Gadget Chef Recipe: Two Day Soup|Megan McArdle|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST The skinny Minnie even had some critics asking if the famed mouse had binged on celery and cocaine over the summer. Disney Characters Are Slimmed Down For Barneys and Harrods Holiday Campaigns|Misty White Sidell|November 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST Use that minute to peel the onion and carrot, and wash your celery. The Gadget Chef: Reconstructed Chicken Soup|Megan McArdle|November 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Sister Margaret Geary, 85, survived on celery sticks, a bottle of water, and cough drops she sucked on to quell her thirst. Elevator Horror Stories|The Daily Beast|December 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST Scald one quart of milk, with half an onion and a stalk of celery; strain into a pitcher and keep hot if convenient. Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties|Janet McKenzie Hill In two minutes he was back, carrying four bunches of celery and a paper box marked "Paraffine candles." The Other Fellow|F. Hopkinson Smith Turn it out of mould and garnish dish with water-cresses or celery, frizzed. Margaret Brown's French Cookery Book|Margaret Brown Add to the meat some pieces of bones and "soup greens" as, for instance, celery, carrots and parsley. The Italian Cook Book|Maria Gentile The Bed System answers particularly well for producing a large supply of Celery with the least amount of labour. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition|Sutton and Sons
British Dictionary definitions for celery
nounan umbelliferous Eurasian plant, Apium graveolens dulce, whose blanched leafstalks are used in salads or cooked as a vegetableSee also celeriac wild celery a related and similar plant, Apium graveolens Word Origin for celeryC17: from French céleri, from Italian (Lombardy) dialect selleri (plural), from Greek selinon parsley Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |