celery
A European herb of the carrot familyA European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.
» I hate celery.
Ich hasse Sellerie.
Ненавижу сельдерей.
Терпеть не могу сельдерей!
Ненавиджу селеру!
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.
Sellerie
сельдере́йselʹderéj
селе́раseléra, сале́раsaléra
(uncountable, usually)The stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable.
Staudensellerie, Stangensellerie
сельдерейselʹderej
селе́раseléra
widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
(uncountable, usually)A yellow-green colour, like that of a celery.
Examples
19 sentencesI hate celery.
Ненавиджу селеру!
ruНенавижу сельдерей.
deIch hasse Sellerie.
I don't grow celery in my garden.
Tom also put the celery in the refrigerator.
I don't like celery.
ruЯ не люблю сельдерей.
Tom doesn't eat celery.
ruТом не ест сельдерей.
Translations
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Origin
From French céleri, from Lombard selleri, a plural of Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέFrom French céleri, from Lombard selleri, a plural of Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλῑνον (sélīnon). Displaced English march (“celery, smallage”) and smallage (“wild celery”).
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Forms
plural: celeries| Singular | celery |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonyms- widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked:cultivated celeryApium graveolens dulce
Word family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable