Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.

    Sellerie

    сельдере́йselʹderéj

    селе́раseléra, сале́раsaléra

  2. (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

  3. (uncountable, usually)A yellow-green colour, like that of a celery.

Examples

19 sentences
  1. I hate celery.

    Ненавиджу селеру!

    ruНенавижу сельдерей.

    deIch hasse Sellerie.

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  2. I don't grow celery in my garden.

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  3. Tom also put the celery in the refrigerator.

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  4. I don't like celery.

    ruЯ не люблю сельдерей.

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  5. Tom doesn't eat celery.

    ruТом не ест сельдерей.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
herb:
Русский
By meaning 2
herb:
the stalks of this herb:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
herb:
the stalks of this herb:

Origin

From French céleri, from Lombard selleri, a plural of Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέ

From 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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