Celery (?), n. [F. céleri, cf. Prov. It. seleno, seler; fr. Gr. &unr_; 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.
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