celery

Meaning

Noun

• A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.
• The stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable.
• A yellow-green colour, like that of a celery.

Origin

• From French céleri, from Lombard sèller, from Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλῑνον. Displaced English march and smallage.