■ noun a cultivated plant of the parsley family, with closely packed succulent leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked. [ Apium graveolens var. dulce .]
Origin
C17: from Fr. céleri , from Ital. dialect selleri , based on Gk selinon 'parsley'.
CELERY
Meaning of CELERY in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004