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CELERIAC

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant

Synonyms:

celeriac; celery root

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Grown for its thickened edible aromatic root

Synonyms:

Apium graveolens rapaceum; celeriac; celery root; knob celery; root celery; turnip-rooted celery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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)

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