celeriac

ce·le·ri·ac

C0186500 (sə-lîr′ē-ăk′, -lĕr′-)n. An edible variety of celery (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum) cultivated for its swollen knobby root. Also called celery root.

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[Alteration of celery.]

celeriac

(sɪˈlɛrɪˌæk) n (Plants) a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, with a large turnip-like root, used as a vegetable[C18: from celery + -ac, of unexplained origin]

ce•ler•i•ac

(səˈlɛr iˌæk, -ˈlɪər-)

n. a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, having a large, edible, turniplike root. [1735–45; obscurely derived from celery]

celeriac

A type of celery with a large turnip-like root.

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Noun	1.	celeriac - grown for its thickened edible aromatic rootApium graveolens rapaceum, celery root, knob celery, root celery, turnip-rooted celeryceleriac, celery root - thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plantherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
	2.	celeriac - thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plantcelery rootroot vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubersApium graveolens rapaceum, celeriac, celery root, knob celery, root celery, turnip-rooted celery - grown for its thickened edible aromatic root

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