noun
celery
• Syn: ↑genus Apium
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Umbelliferae, ↑family Umbelliferae, ↑Apiaceae, ↑family Apiaceae, ↑carrot family
• Member Meronyms: ↑wild celery, ↑Apium graveolens
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\\ˈāpēəm, ˈap-\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, parsley, celery; perhaps akin to Sanskrit ap- water — more at abkar
: a genus of Eurasian herbs of the carrot family having pinnate leaves and white or yellowish flowers in compound umbels — see celery
Useful english dictionary. 2012.