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wild parsley

American  

noun

  1. any of several uncultivated plants resembling the parsley in shape and structure.


wild parsley British  

noun

  1. any of various uncultivated umbelliferous plants that resemble parsley

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Flowers include “desert dandelions, blue dicks, desert or wild parsley, and red maids,” according to the parks department, as well as blooming Joshua trees and bladderpod.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Park officials at this desert grassland habitat said wild parsley, grape soda lupine and slender keel fruit had started to bloom.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2017

Renoir picks a bunch of camomile, ragwort and wild parsley to evoke the hazy summer fields round Fontainebleau, stuffing them into a homely jug to make the rustic point.

From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2010

Plus, I had the advantage of knowing the exact location of the greenest patch of wild parsley.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

She carried, high and processionally, her trophy, flowers from their host's garden, wild parsley of her own gathering, and green fans of beech and oak.

From The Creators A Comedy by Sinclair, May