fool's-parsley

[foolz-pahrs-lee]

noun

an Old World fetid, poisonous plant, Aethusa cynapium, resembling parsley.

Origin of fool's-parsley

First recorded in 1745–55

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British Dictionary definitions for fool's-parsley

fool's-parsley

noun

an evil-smelling Eurasian umbelliferous plant, Aethusa cynapium, with small white flowers: contains the poison coniine

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