ROOT CELERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does root celery mean? 

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

1. grown for its thickened edible aromatic root

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROOT CELERY (noun)

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 ("root celery" 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 "root celery"):

celeriac; celery root (thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant)