cow parsley
noun
a common Eurasian umbelliferous hedgerow plant, Anthriscus sylvestris, having umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowersAlso called: keck, Queen Anne's lace
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- cow flop,
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Examples from the Web for cow parsley
They sat, with moon-daisies and branching buttercups, and cow-parsley all sweet and clean about them.
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