CELERY SEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does celery seed mean? 

• CELERY SEED (noun)
  The noun CELERY SEED has 1 sense:

1. seed of the celery plant used as seasoning

  Familiarity information: CELERY SEED used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CELERY SEED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Seed of the celery plant used as seasoning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("celery seed" is a kind of...):

flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

Holonyms ("celery seed" is a part of...):

Apium graveolens dulce; celery; cultivated celery (widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked)

 Context examples 

Celery seed oil is used to treat disorders of the digestive system.

(Celery Seed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)