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Webster 1913 Edition

Parsley

Pars′ley

(pärs′ly̆)
,
Noun.
[OE.
persely
,
persil
, F.
persil
, L.
petroselinum
rock parsley, Gr.
πετροσέλινον
;
πέτροσ
stone +
σέλινον
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.
Shakespeare
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Parsley

P`ARSLEY

,
Noun.
[L. petroselinon; Gr. a stone, and parsley; stone-parsley, a plant growing among rocks.] A plant of the genus Apium. The leaves of parsley are used in cookery, and the root is an aperient medicine.

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