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KNOB CELERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does knob celery mean? 

KNOB CELERY (noun)
  The noun KNOB CELERY has 1 sense:

1. grown for its thickened edible aromatic rootplay

  Familiarity information: KNOB CELERY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KNOB CELERY (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 ("knob celery" 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 "knob celery"):

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


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