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celeriac
(redirected from celery root)

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celeriac

 or celery root

Type of celery (Apium graveolens, variety rapaceum) grown for its knobby edible root, which is used as a raw or cooked vegetable. Originally cultivated in the Mediterranean and in northern Europe, it was introduced into Britain in the 18th century.


celeriac
a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, with a large turnip-like root, used as a vegetable


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Parsley root is often used interchangeably with celery root due to its similar properties.
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