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celeriac

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /səˈlɛəɹiæk/
  • /səˈlɪəɹiæk/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A form of celery, Apium graveolens, having an aromatic taproot eaten as a vegetable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: celery root

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: celery root

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: root vegetable

3

noun

Meaning 3

grown for its thickened edible aromatic root

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: celery root, knob celery, root celery, turnip-rooted celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

History

Etymology

From celery + -ac.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: керевиз (kereviz) — form of celery
  • Catalan: api-rave — form of celery
  • Dutch: knolselderij — form of celery
  • Finnish: mukulaselleri — form of celery
  • Finnish: juuriselleri — form of celery
  • French: céleri-rave — form of celery
  • Galician: apiorravo — form of celery
  • German: Knollensellerie — form of celery
  • Hungarian: gumós zeller — form of celery
  • Icelandic: seljurót — form of celery
  • Irish: soiliriac — form of celery
  • Italian: sedano rapa — form of celery
  • Malay: akar saderi — form of celery
  • Malay: akar seladeri — form of celery
  • Malay: saderi umbi — form of celery
  • Norman: célériac — form of celery
  • Polish: seler — form of celery
  • Portuguese: aipo-rábano — form of celery
  • Romanian: țelină-de-rădăcină — form of celery
  • Russian: сельдере́й паху́чий (selʹderéj paxúčij) — form of celery
  • Russian: сельдере́й души́стый (selʹderéj dušístyj) — form of celery
  • Russian: сельдере́й культу́рный (selʹderéj kulʹtúrnyj) — form of celery
  • Russian: сельдере́й (selʹderéj) — form of celery
  • Slovene: gomoljasta zelena — form of celery
  • Spanish: apio nabo — form of celery
  • Swedish: selleri — form of celery
  • Swedish: rotselleri — form of celery
  • Ukrainian: селе́ра (seléra) — form of celery
  • Ukrainian: селе́ра паху́ча (seléra paxúča) — form of celery
  • Walloon: celeri ås boles — form of celery
  • Walloon: celeri d' ivier — form of celery
  • Welsh: seleriac — form of celery
  • Yiddish: וואָרצל־סעלעריע (vortsl-selerye) — form of celery