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celery

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈsɛləri/ · UK /ˈseləri/

celery means: A vegetable with long, pale green, crunchy stems that you eat raw or cooked.

noun

VEGETABLE STALKSB1

A vegetable with long, pale green, crunchy stems that you eat raw or cooked.

  • I added celery to the soup.
  • She ate a raw celery stalk with cheese.
  • Chop the celery before putting it in the salad.

Common phrases: celery stalk, chopped celery, celery soup

GARDEN PLANTB2

A plant related to carrots, grown for its long stems, leaves, and seeds.

  • Celery grows well in moist soil.
  • Our celery plants need more water.
  • The gardener collected seeds from flowering celery.

Common phrases: celery plant, grow celery, celery seeds

Questions about celery

What does celery mean?

A vegetable with long, pale green, crunchy stems that you eat raw or cooked.

What is celery in other languages?

Türkçe: kereviz sapı · Español: apio · Français: céleri · Deutsch: Stangensellerie · Italiano: sedano · 日本語: セロリ

How do you pronounce celery?

In American English /ˈsɛləri/; in British English /ˈseləri/.

How do you use celery in a sentence?

I added celery to the soup. She ate a raw celery stalk with cheese.

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