celery

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

celery
    n 1: widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are
         eaten raw or cooked [syn: {celery}, {cultivated celery},
         {Apium graveolens dulce}]
    2: stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Smallage \Small"age\, n. [Small + F. ache smallage. See {Ach}
   parsley.] (Bot.)
   A biennial umbelliferous plant ({Apium graveolens}) native of
   the seacoats of Europe and Asia. When deprived of its acrid
   and even poisonous properties by cultivation, it becomes
   {celery}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Apiaceae \Apiaceae\ prop. n.
   A natural family of plants bearing flowers in umbels;
   examples are: {parsley}; {carrot}; {anise}; {caraway};
   {celery}; {dill}.

   Syn: Umbelliferae, family {Umbelliferae}, family {Apiaceae},
        carrot family
        [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Celery \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.
   [1913 Webster]

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