parsley
Americannoun
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an herb, Pertoselinum crispum, native to the Mediterranean, having either curled leaf clusters French parsley or flat compound leaves Italian parsley, widely cultivated for use in garnishing or seasoning food.
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the leaves of this plant, used to garnish or season food.
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any of certain allied or similar plants.
adjective
noun
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a S European umbelliferous plant, Petroselinum crispum, widely cultivated for its curled aromatic leaves, which are used in cooking
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any of various similar and related plants, such as fool's-parsley, stone parsley, and cow parsley
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Etymology
Origin of parsley
before 1000; Middle English persely, blend of Old English petersilie and Old French persil; both < Late Latin *petrosilium, alteration of Latin petroselīnum < Greek petrosélīnon rock-parsley. See petro- 1, celery
Example Sentences
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“Gifts to each other. We saved the antiquity items, three framed Guinness World Record certificates and the Elvis Parsley water pitcher. We lost our wedding albums, my wedding dress and 46,000 bunny objects.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025
My fluffy Gruyère and Parsley Scones feature a parsley compound butter which makes them mouthwateringly rich, flaky and bursting with flavor.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024
Mr Parsley questioned Det Supt Brown whether a provisional cause of death of "under investigation" was common at this stage.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2024
Pioneer had bulked up through multibillion-dollar deals such as those of shale rivals DoublePoint Energy for $6.4 billion in 2021 and Parsley Energy for $7.6 billion in 2020 under CEO Sheffield.
From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2023
“Fenugreek, with the cloverlike leaves, and tansy and goldenseal promote easy labor. Parsley and false unicorn root will bring away the afterbirth. And fennel or dill with chamomile will increase the milk.”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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