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CELERIAC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does celeriac mean? 

CELERIAC (noun)
  The noun CELERIAC has 2 senses:

1. grown for its thickened edible aromatic rootplay

2. thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plantplay

  Familiarity information: CELERIAC used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CELERIAC (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 ("celeriac" 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 "celeriac"):

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


Sense 2

Meaning:

Thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

celeriac; celery root

Hypernyms ("celeriac" is a kind of...):

root vegetable (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)

Holonyms ("celeriac" is a part of...):

Apium graveolens rapaceum; celeriac; celery root; knob celery; root celery; turnip-rooted celery (grown for its thickened edible aromatic root)


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