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SEL-uh-ree/ˈseləri/

Celery is a green vegetable with long crisp sticks. Usually uncountable: some celery, a stick of celery, a bunch of celery. A carrot is orange and sweeter; cucumber is also long and green but smoother and watery. Mix-up: salary (pay from work) — extra sa, different meaning.

Meaning

A green vegetable with long crisp sticks.

Examples

• “She put celery in the salad.”
• “Put a stick of celery in the soup.”
• “This celery is not fresh — it is soft.”

Good to know

uncountable: celery / a stick of celery. Contrast: carrot (orange), cucumber (smoother). Mix-up: salary.

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