Celery

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Smallage \Small"age\, n. [Small + F. ache smallage. See {Ach}
     parsley.] (Bot.)
     A biennial umbelliferous plant ({Apium graveolens}) native of
     the seacoats of Europe and Asia. When deprived of its acrid
     and even poisonous properties by cultivation, it becomes
     {celery}.


     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apiaceae \Apiaceae\ prop. n.
     A natural family of plants bearing flowers in umbels;
     examples are: {parsley}; {carrot}; {anise}; {caraway};
     {celery}; {dill}.
  
     Syn: Umbelliferae, family {Umbelliferae}, family {Apiaceae},
          carrot family
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Celery \Cel"er*y\, n. [F. c['e]leri, cf. Prov. It. seleno,
     seler; fr. Gr. ? parsley, in Lgr. & NGr. celery. Cf.
     {Parsley}.] (Bot.)
     A plant of the Parsley family ({Apium graveolens}), of which
     the blanched leafstalks are used as a salad.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  celery
       n 1: widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are
            eaten raw or cooked [syn: {cultivated celery}, {Apium
            graveolens dulce}]
       2: stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning