Definition of Parsley

Pars´ley   Pronunciation: pärs´lŷ
n.1.(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
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.


Related Words

flat-leaf parsley, genus Petroselinum, Hamburg parsley, herb, herbaceous plant, Italian parsley, Petroselinum, Petroselinum crispum, Petroselinum crispum neapolitanum, Petroselinum crispum tuberosum, turnip-rooted parsley

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