wild celery

noun

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Pool 9 is a legendary canvasback hunting location as the birds migrate down the river and stop here to feed on wild celery. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025 The most common food for these divers is fingernail clams, aquatic insects, crustaceans, and a variety of vegetation like wild celery, eelgrass, and salicornia. M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 8 Feb. 2024 The restoration of wild celery and other aquatic plant species has been underway there for more than 30 years. Katherine Rapin, WIRED, 27 Aug. 2022 At this offal restaurant, run by chef Sarah Cicolini, Tucci and Parla enjoyed a frittata with mashed chicken offal; Roman tripe cooked in tomatoes; wagyu heart tartare; and oxtail meatball with peanut, wild celery and cocoa powder sauce. CNN, 21 Mar. 2021 Another popular plant was wild celery; gorillas use their teeth to scrape out the tasty inner part of a stalk, then discard the rest. Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wild celery was in 1791

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“Wild celery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20celery. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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