Noun: celeriac su'le-ree,ak
- Thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant
"He made a creamy celeriac puree to accompany the roast";
- celery root
- 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