celery

noun

cel·​ery ˈse-lə-rē How to pronounce celery (audio)
ˈsel-rē
plural celeries
: a European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family
specifically : one of a cultivated variety (A. graveolens dulce) with leafstalks eaten raw or cooked

Examples of celery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Puree the remaining broth, onions, carrot and celery with an immersion blender or in a blender until very smooth, then season this to taste with salt and pepper. The Editors, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2024 Enjoy your favorite nut butter with apples, bananas, or celery. Selene Yeager, Health, 24 Feb. 2024 Add the carrots, celery and onion and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until soft. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024 Mirepoix is a classic French culinary base composed of diced onions, carrots, and celery, typically used to add flavor and aroma to various dishes such as soups, stews, sauces, and braises. Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 This celery salad dressed with a simple mustard vinaigrette always makes an appearance on Testa’s holiday table but would serve as an excellent side dish any time of year. Saveur Editors, Saveur, 22 Feb. 2024 Chicago hot dogs are topped with yellow mustard, chopped white onions, sweet pickle relish, a dill pickle spear, tomato, pickled sport peppers and a touch of celery salt. Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024 Get The Recipe 13 of 70 Tarragon Chicken Salad Creamy chicken salad pairs perfectly with the crunch of pecans, Granny Smith apples, red onions, and celery. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024 Add onion and celery is available, parsley, pepper and paprika. Carlos Frías, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French céleri (17th-century celeris, sceleri, Middle French scellerin), borrowed from an Upper Italian form (as Ligurian sèlarʼu, Lombard sèleri), altered from Vulgar Latin *selinum (Late Latin selīnon), borrowed from Greek sélīnon, perhaps from a pre-Greek substratal language

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of celery was in 1664

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“Celery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/celery. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

celery

noun
cel·​ery ˈsel-(ə-)rē How to pronounce celery (audio)
plural celeries
: a European herb related to the carrot and widely grown for the thick edible stems
also : the stems of celery used for food

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