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Noun: celeriac  su'le-ree,ak
  1. Thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant
    "He made a creamy celeriac puree to accompany the roast";
    - celery root
     
  2. A cultivar of celery grown for its large, knobby, celery-flavoured root rather than its stalks
    "The celeriac plants developed large bulbous roots by autumn";
    - celery root, knob celery, root celery, turnip-rooted celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum

Derived forms: celeriacs

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, root vegetable

Encyclopedia: Celeriac