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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[AS.

cerfille

, fr. L.

caerefolium

chaerephyllum

, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] to rejoice + [GREEK] leaf.]

(Bot.)

A plant (

Anthriscus cerefolium

) with pinnately divided aromatic leaves, of which several curled varieties are used in soups and salads.

Noun.

A genus of plants, two species of which are called cow-weed.