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Answer for the clue "Vegetable a girl cooked at first without hesitation ", 8 letters:
celeriac

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Celeriac ( Apium graveolens var. rapaceum ), also called turnip-rooted celery or knob celery , is a variety of celery cultivated for its edible roots , hypocotyl , and shoots . It is sometimes called celery root . It was mentioned in Homer's Odyssey as ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A form of celery, ''Apium graveolens'', having an aromatic taproot eaten as a vegetable.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. grown for its thickened edible aromatic root [syn: celery root , knob celery , root celery , turnip-rooted celery , Apium graveolens rapaceum ] thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant [syn: celery root ]

Usage examples of celeriac.

I ate it ravenously, and with it new bread and salt butter, celeriac and salsify, and red wine.

Herbert Gaines dropped peppers, tomatoes, celeriac and sliced apple into his blender.