CELERY


Meaning of CELERY in English

/ ˈseləri; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a vegetable with long crisp light green stems that are often eaten raw :

a stick of celery

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from French céleri , from Italian dialect selleri , based on Greek selinon parsley.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.