Definition of celery in English:

noun

• A cultivated plant of the parsley family, with closely packed succulent leaf stalks which are used as a salad or cooked vegetable.

  Apium graveolens variety dulce, family Umbelliferae

  Example sentences

  • ‘Finely chop the shallots, garlic, basil, celery, parsley and beetroot and place in a bowl.’
  • ‘A male with young in the nest will avidly take care of a stalk of celery or a head of lettuce daily.’
  • ‘Heat the oil in a pan, then sauté the carrot, celery and onion until golden.’
  • ‘Slice the carrots, leeks and celery and add to the pot with the parsley stalks and bay leaves, salt and pepper.’
  • ‘Peel the carrots and cut them into large chunks, then cut the leeks and celery into short lengths.’