Meanings
plural celeries · alternative obsolete cellery · alternative obsolete sellary
- uncountableusuallyA European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.
- uncountableusuallyfoodThe stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable.
In eighteenth century France celery soup was a means of whetting the amorous appetite.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 58 - uncountableusuallyA yellow-green colour, like that of a celery.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounwidely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσέλῑνον
- Latinselīnum
- Lombardselleri
- Frenchcéleri
- Englishcelery
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”).
More words from French, Lombard, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans seldery, selderystingel
- selderyherb
- selderystingelthe stalks of this herb
Ancient Greek σέλινον, σέλινον
- σέλινον (sélinon)herb
- σέλινον (sélinon)the stalks of this herb
Arabic كَرَفْس, كَرَفْس
- كَرَفْس (karafs)herb
- كَرَفْس (karafs)the stalks of this herb
Bulgarian целина, керевиз
- целина (celina)herb
- керевиз (kereviz)herb
- целина (celina)the stalks of this herb
Catalan api, api
- apiherb
- apithe stalks of this herb
Chinese Cantonese 西芹, 芹菜
- 西芹herb
- 芹菜 (kan⁴ coi³)herb
Chinese Mandarin 芹菜
- 芹菜 (qíncài)herb
Czech celer
- celerherb
Danish selleri
- selleriherb
Dutch selderij, selderie
- selderijherb
- selderieherb
- selderherb
- bleekselderijthe stalks of this herb
Esperanto celerio
- celerioherb
Estonian seller
- sellerherb
Finnish selleri, varsiselleri
- selleriherb
- varsisellerithe stalks of this herb
- sellerinvarsithe stalks of this herb
French céleri, céleri
- céleriherb
- célerithe stalks of this herb
German Sellerie, Staudensellerie
- Sellerieherb
- Staudenselleriethe stalks of this herb
- Stangenselleriethe stalks of this herb
Greek σέλινο, σέλινο
- σέλινο (sélino)herb
- σέλινο (sélino)the stalks of this herb
Hawaiian kelaki, kalelē
- kelakiherb
- kalelēherb
Hebrew כַּרְפַּס, סֶלֶרִי
- כַּרְפַּס (karpás)herb
- סֶלֶרִי (seléri)herb
Hindi अजमोद
- अजमोद (ajmod)herb
Hungarian zeller, szárzeller
- zellerherb
- szárzellerherb
Icelandic sellerí, sellerí
- selleríherb
- selleríthe stalks of this herb
Indonesian seledri
- seledriherb
Irish soilire
- soilireherb
Italian sedano, appio
- sedanoherb
- appioherb
- sedanothe stalks of this herb
- appiothe stalks of this herb
Japanese セロリ
- セロリ (serori)herb
Korean 셀러리, 샐러리
- 셀러리 (selleori)herb
- 샐러리 (saelleori)herb
Latin apium, apium
- apiumherb
- apiumthe stalks of this herb
Latvian selerija
- selerijaherb
Lithuanian salieras
- salierasherb
Malay saderi, seladeri
- saderiherb
- seladeriherb
- daun supherb
Māori tūtaekōau, harere
- tūtaekōauherb
- harereherb
- herewīherb
- harerethe stalks of this herb
- herewīthe stalks of this herb
Norwegian selleri
- selleriherb
Persian کرفس, کرفس
- کرفس (karafs)herb
- کرفس (karafs)the stalks of this herb
Polish seler, seler naciowy
- selerherb
- seler naciowyherb
- selerthe stalks of this herb
Portuguese aipo, aipo
- aipoherb
- aipothe stalks of this herb
Romanian țelină
- țelinăherb
Russian сельдере́й, сельдерей
- сельдере́й (selʹderéj)herb
- сельдерей (selʹderej)the stalks of this herb
Scottish Gaelic soilire, soilire
- soilireherb
- soilirethe stalks of this herb
Slovak zeler
- zelerherb
Spanish apio
- apioherb
Swedish selleri
- selleriherb
Tagalog kintsay, apyo
- kintsayherb
- apyoherb
Thai เซเลรี่
- เซเลรี่ (see-lee-rîi)herb
Turkish kereviz, kereviz
- kerevizherb
- kerevizthe stalks of this herb
Ukrainian селе́ра, сале́ра
- селе́ра (seléra)herb
- сале́ра (saléra)herb
- селе́ра (seléra)the stalks of this herb
Vietnamese cần tây
- cần tâyherb
Yiddish סעלעריע, צעלניק
- סעלעריע (selerye)herb
- צעלניק (tselnik)herb
- סעלדעריי (selderey)herb
- סעלער (seler)herb
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with celery
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
celery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celery
“celery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celery. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celery.
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