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1Celery — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …
2Celery salt — is a flavored salt used as a food seasoning, made from ground celery seeds, which come from the lovage or false celery plant and table salt. It is an ingredient of the Bloody Mary cocktail. It is also commonly used to season the famous Chicago… …
3celery — (n.) 1660s, from Fr. céleri (17c., originally sceleri d Italie), from Italian (Lombard dialect) seleri (singular selero), from L.L. selinon, from Gk. selinon parsley. [O]ne day, in a weak and hungry moment, my roommate and I succumbed to a bit of …
4Celery — Cel er*y, n. [F. c[ e]leri, cf. Prov. It. seleno, seler; fr. Gr. ? parsley, in Lgr. & NGr. celery. Cf. {Parsley}.] (Bot.) A plant of the Parsley family ({Apium graveolens}), of which the blanched leafstalks are used as a salad. [1913 Webster] …
5celery salt — n. a seasoning made of salt and ground celery seed …
6Celery cabbage — ( Brassica pekinensis ), is a species of mustard cultivated for its edible leaves.ee also*Chinese cabbage …
7celery — ► NOUN ▪ a garden plant with crisp juicy stalks, used in salads or as a vegetable. ORIGIN French céleri, from Greek selinon parsley …
8celery — [sel′ər ē, sel′rē] n. [Fr céleri < It seleri < L selinon < Gr, parsley] a biennial plant (Apium graveolens var. dulce) of the umbel family, whose long, crisp leafstalks are eaten as a vegetable …
9celery — /sel euh ree, sel ree/, n. a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked. [1655 65; < F céleri < It seleri, pl. of selero Gk sélinon parsley] * * * Herb (Apium graveolens) of the parsley family, native …
10celery pine — noun Australasian evergreen conifer having a graceful head of foliage resembling celery that is composed of phyllodes borne in the axils of scalelike leaves • Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree • Hyponyms: ↑celery top pine, ↑celery topped pine …