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Meaning of CELERY

Pronunciation:  'seluree

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning
  2. [n]  widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
 
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 Synonyms: Apium graveolens dulce, cultivated celery
 
 See Also: Apium graveolens dulce, celery, celery, celery seed, celery stick, cultivated celery, herb, herbaceous plant, pascal celery, vegetable, veggie

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Seeing or eating celery, represent your need to be cleansed, either physically or emotionally. The dream may also be a pun on "salary".
 

 

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