celery root

noun

Examples of celery root in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The hot morsels sit on cool julienne celery root and apple (think rémoulade). Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 Examples of Christopher's eight-course tasting menu includes a seven day dry-aged Liberty duck with confit pearl onion, celery root and sherry gastrique. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2024 Gnarly and dirty, with bumps and tendrils, celery root appears to challenge your imagination. Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024 Oats pair especially well with savory ingredients that can stand up to the grain’s deep, earthy flavor — mushrooms, onions, root vegetables (carrots, beets, parsnips and celery root), peppers, winter squash, herbs and sharp cheeses, for example. Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024 Opening menu items will include things like a mixed chicory salad, celery root tortellini and a 100% Berkshire pork chop in a morita chile-morcilla sauce. Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2024 Shave the celery root as thinly as possible on a truffle shaver or Japanese mandoline. Ella Quittner, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023 More autumnal vegetable bounty comes in the form of Brussels sprouts, a celery root puree and a carrot jus. Emily Heil, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023 The wine flowed all night and the group snacked on small plates of caviar, braised short ribs with celery root purée, crispy parmesan potatoes with bordelaise aioli and duck confit with root vegetable hash plus a massive charcuterie board. Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'celery root.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of celery root was in 1848

Dictionary Entries Near celery root

Cite this Entry

“Celery root.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/celery%20root. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!