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parsley
[ pahr-slee ]
/ ˈpɑr sli /
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noun
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.Compare parsley family.
the leaves of this plant, used to garnish or season food.
any of certain allied or similar plants.
adjective
Also parslied, parsleyed . cooked or garnished with parsley: parsley potatoes.
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Origin of parsley
OTHER WORDS FROM parsley
pars·ley·like, adjectiveWords nearby parsley
Parsifal, parsimonious, parsimony, parsing, pars intermedia, parsley, parsley family, parsley fern, parsley piert, parsnip, parson
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British Dictionary definitions for parsley
parsley
/ (ˈpɑːslɪ) /
noun
a S European umbelliferous plant, Petroselinum crispum, widely cultivated for its curled aromatic leaves, which are used in cooking
any of various similar and related plants, such as fool's-parsley, stone parsley, and cow parsley
Word Origin for parsley
C14 persely, from Old English petersilie + Old French persil, peresil, both ultimately from Latin petroselīnum rock parsley, from Greek petroselinon, from petra rock + selinon parsley
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