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CELERY ROOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does celery root mean?
• CELERY ROOT (noun)
The noun CELERY ROOT has 2 senses:
1. grown for its thickened edible aromatic root
2. thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant
Familiarity information: CELERY ROOT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Grown for its thickened edible aromatic root
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Apium graveolens rapaceum; celeriac; celery root; knob celery; root celery; turnip-rooted celery
Hypernyms ("celery root" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Meronyms (parts of "celery root"):
celeriac; celery root (thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
celeriac; celery root
Hypernyms ("celery root" is a kind of...):
root vegetable (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)
Holonyms ("celery root" is a part of...):
Apium graveolens rapaceum; celeriac; celery root; knob celery; root celery; turnip-rooted celery (grown for its thickened edible aromatic root)
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