celery

cel·er·y

C0186700 (sĕl′ə-rē)n. pl. cel·er·ies 1. A biennial European plant (Apium graveolens var. dulce) in the parsley family, having edible roots, leafstalks, leaves, and fruits.2. The crisp thick leafstalks of this plant.3. The seedlike fruits of this plant used as a flavoring.

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

celery

(ˈsɛlərɪ) n1. (Plants) an umbelliferous Eurasian plant, Apium graveolens dulce, whose blanched leafstalks are used in salads or cooked as a vegetable. See also celeriac2. (Plants) wild celery a related and similar plant, Apium graveolens[C17: from French céleri, from Italian (Lombardy) dialect selleri (plural), from Greek selinon parsley]

cel•er•y

(ˈsɛl ə ri, ˈsɛl ri)

n. a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, with stiff clustered leafstalks eaten raw or cooked. [1655–65; < French céleri < Italian seleri, pl. of selero « Greek sélinon parsley]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	celery - widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cookedApium graveolens dulce, cultivated celerycelery - stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoningcelery seed - seed of the celery plant used as seasoningherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
	2.	celery - stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoningveg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plantcelery stick - celery stalks cut into small stickspascal celery, Paschal celery - any of several types of commercially grown celery having green stalksApium graveolens dulce, celery, cultivated celery - widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked

Translations

芹菜

celery

(ˈseləri) noun the long juicy edible stalks of a type of vegetable, used in salads etc. 芹菜 芹菜

celery

→ 芹菜zhCN