celery
SaySEL-uh-reeUK/ˈsɛl.ə.ɹi/AUS/ˈsel.ə.ɹi/
- 1The long green stalks of a plant that people eat raw or cooked.
She dipped a piece of celery in peanut butter for a snack.
Mom packed celery sticks and apple slices in my lunch.
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- 2A plant from Europe that belongs to the same family as the carrot.
Celery grows best in cool weather with lots of water.
My grandfather plants celery in his garden every spring.
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- 3A light yellow-green color, like the stalks of the celery plant.
We painted the kitchen celery because the soft green feels calm.
Her scarf is pale celery and goes well with gray.
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Origin
It comes from French céleri, which goes back through Latin to an Ancient Greek word for celery.