celery

Meaning

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

Synonyms

celeriac

vegetable

Apium graveolens dulce

cultivated celery

lowbush cranberry

Apium graveolens

aconite

wild celery

brunoise

cabbage

cranberry

Waldorf salad

Translations

céleri

sedano

Sellerie

apio

aipo

σέλινο

selderij

apium

selderie

api

كرفس

kereviz

Stangensellerie

selder

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛl.ə.ɹi/

Etymology

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