/ 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.
/ 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. 2005