English Explanatory Dictionary

celery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.
  2. The stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable.
  3. A yellow-green colour, like that of a celery.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛləɹi/ /ˈsɛlɹi/ En-us-celery.ogg /ˈseləɹi/ /ˈsæləɹi/ /ˈsɛləɾe/ /-ɾɪ/ /-ɾi/ /ˈsɛləɾi/

Word forms

celery celeries cellery sellary

Etymology

From French céleri, from Lombard selleri, a plural of Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλῑνον (sélīnon). Displaced English march (“celery, smallage”) and smallage (“wild celery”).

Derived words

celeriac celeried celery cabbage celeryless celery lettuce celerylike celery pine celery root celery salt celery seed celery vase celtuce Chinese celery Indian celery knob celery leaf celery sea celery shrub celery water celery wild celery
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