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| celery |
Celery is a plant that people eat as a vegetable. It is light green, and it is crunchy when you chew it. People often put celery in salads. |
| crunchy |
When a food is crunchy, you have to bite down on it a little hard, and it makes a sound when you chew it. Raw vegetables are crunchy. |
| describe |
When you describe something, you tell about it in a way that gives someone else a picture of it or a feeling about it. When you describe a food, you might say if it's salty or sweet, hot or cold, or you might say what color or shape it is. You might also say if it's crunchy or crisp or smooth or hard. |
| quality |
A quality is something that makes a person or thing what it is. Being brave is a quality that some people have. Strength is one of the qualities of steel and iron. Being sweet is a quality of candy. Being crunchy or chewy are some other qualities. [1/4 definitions] |
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