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celery
(redirected from celery buttercup)

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cel·er·y  (sl-r)
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.

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

celery
Noun
a vegetable with long green crisp edible stalks [Greek selinon parsley]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.celerycelery - widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
celery - stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning
celery seed - seed of the celery plant used as seasoning
herb, 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 seasoning
veg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
celery stick - celery stalks cut into small sticks
pascal celery, Paschal celery - any of several types of commercially grown celery having green stalks
Apium graveolens dulce, celery, cultivated celery - widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
Translations
celery [ˈsɛlərɪ] napio

celery [ˈsɛlərɪ] ncéleri m (en branches)

celery [ˈsɛlərɪ] n(Stangen)sellerie f

celery [ˈsɛlərɪ] nsedano

celery
n celery [ˈseləri]
the long juicy edible stalks of a type of vegetable, used in salads etc. seldery : سيلري: نبات الكرفس целина celer selleri der Sellerie σέλινο apio seller کرفس selleri céleri סֶלֶרִי अजवाइन celer zeller seledri sellerí sedano セロリ 셀러리 salieras selerija saderi selderij stangselleri seler aipo ţeli­nă сельдерей zeler zelena celer selleri ผักคึ่นช่าย kereviz 芹菜 селера سلاد میں استعمال ہونے والی سبزی cần tây


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