01 n. An aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum Petroselinum), having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish.
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An aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum Petroselinum), having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish.(Bot.)“As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a rabbit.” — Shak.
Phrases & compounds
Fool's parsley —
See under Fool.
Hedge parsley —
names given to various weeds of similar appearance to the parsley.
Parsley fern —
a small fern with leaves resembling parsley (Cryptogramme crispa).
Parsley piert —
a small herb (Alchemilla arvensis) formerly used as a remedy for calculus.