celery

noun

Etymology: From French céleri, from Lombard selleri, a plural of Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλῑνον (sélīnon). Displaced English march (“celery, smallage”) and smallage (“wild celery”).

1. A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.
2. The stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable.

   “In eighteenth century France celery soup was a means of whetting the amorous appetite.”

3. A yellow-green colour, like that of a celery.