Hypertext Webster Gateway: "parsley"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Parsley \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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

parsley
n 1: annual or perennial herb with aromatic finely-cut leaves
[syn: {Petroselinum crispum}]
2: aromatic herb with flat or curly leaves


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