About The Word Parsley
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Parsley
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What's The Definition Of Parsley?
[n] aromatic herb with flat or curly leaves
[n] annual or perennial herb with aromatic finely-cut leaves Synonyms | Synonyms for Parsley: Petroselinum crispum Related Terms | Find terms related to Parsley: See Also | flat-leaf parsley | genus Petroselinum | Hamburg parsley | herb | herb | herbaceous plant | Italian parsley | Petroselinum | Petroselinum crispum neapolitanum | Petroselinum crispum tuberosum | turnip-rooted parsley Parsley In Webster's Dictionary \Pars"ley\, n. [OE. persely, persil, F. persil, L.
petroselinum rock parsley, Gr. ?; ? stone + ? parsley. Cf.
{Celery}.] (Bot.)
An aromatic umbelliferous herb ({Carum Petroselinum}), having
finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a
garnish.
As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a
rabbit. --Shak.
{Fool's parsley}. See under {Fool}.
{Hedge parsley}, {Milk parsley}, {Stone parsley}, names given
to various weeds of similar appearance to the parsley.
{Parsley fern} (Bot.), a small fern with leaves resembling
parsley ({Cryptogramme crispa}).
{Parsley piert} (Bot.), a small herb ({Alchemilla arvensis})
formerly used as a remedy for calculus.
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