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celery

noun

Simple meaning

Widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked.

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈsɛlɚi

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Definition

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noun

  1. Widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked

  2. Stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning

  3. uncountablevegetable

    The stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable.

  4. A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.

  5. A yellow-green colour, like that of a celery.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C1 · Advanced (estimated)
Frequency
Uncommon
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

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This meaning: Widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked

Used this way, celery is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a food and cooking use: everyday in kitchens and recipes.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Where it naturally appears

  • Cooking/food
  • Everyday conversation

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Widely / stalks

stalk celery

Yellow

celery saltlike celery

Other combinations

celery seedcelery rootcelery stickcup celeryteaspoon celery

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • celery-leaved buttercupnounCompound term

    Annual herb growing in marshy places.

  • celery pinenounCompound term

    Australasian evergreen conifer having a graceful head of foliage resembling celery that is composed of phyllodes borne in the axils of scalelike leaves.

  • celery rootnounCompound term

    Grown for its thickened edible aromatic root.

  • celery saltnounCompound term

    Ground celery seed and salt.

  • celery seednounCompound term

    Seed of the celery plant used as seasoning.

  • celery sticknounCompound term

    Celery stalks cut into small sticks.

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