celery root

noun

: celeriac

Examples of celery root in a Sentence

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Vanilla and celery root pair devastatingly well with striped bass and chestnut. — Restaurant Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2025 Add potatoes, celery roots and bacon, and cook 1 to 2 minutes, to start rendering bacon fat. — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025 Add the parsnips and celery root and cook until the vegetables begin to soften, about 3 minutes, stirring often. — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026 Seared trumpet mushrooms are served with truffled celery root puree, baby bok choy, carrots, tomatoes and pickled tomato vinaigrette ($29). — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for celery root

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of celery root was in 1848

Rhymes for celery root

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“Celery root.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/celery%20root. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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