chervil Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads
    beaked parsley; Anthriscus cereifolium.
  2. noun fresh ferny parsley-like leaves used as a garnish with chicken and veal and omelets and green salads and spinach

WordNet

Cher"vil noun
Etymology
AS. cerfille, fr. L. caerefolium, chaerephyllum, Gr. to rejoice + leaf.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A plant (Anthriscus cerefolium) with pinnately divided aromatic leaves, of which several curled varieties are used in soups and salads.

Webster 1913