parsley : Idioms & Phrases

• noun rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley
  Cryptogramma acrostichoides; American rock brake.
  

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• noun aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads
  chervil; Anthriscus cereifolium.
  

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• noun Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley
  coriander; cilantro; coriander plant; Coriandrum sativum.
  
• noun parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish
  coriander; cilantro.
  

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• (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus (Petroselinum ssegetum), a weed in parts of Europe and Asia.

Webster 1913

• noun coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America
  wild chervil; Anthriscus sylvestris.
  

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1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Chærophyllum (C. temulum and C. sylvestre).

Webster 1913

• noun fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley
  European parsley fern; Cryptogramma crispa.
  

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• noun a variety of parsley having flat leaves
  flat-leaf parsley; Petroselinum crispum neapolitanum.
  

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• noun European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten
  Aethusa cynapium; lesser hemlock.
  

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• (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant (Æthusa Cynapium) resembling parsley, but nauseous and poisonous.

Webster 1913

• noun parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot resembling a savory parsnip
  Hamburg parsley; Petroselinum crispum tuberosum.
  

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• names given to various weeds of similar appearance to the parsley.

Webster 1913

• noun European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
  Smyrnium olusatrum; Alexanders; black lovage; Alexander.
  

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• . (Bot.) See Alexanders.

Webster 1913

• noun a variety of parsley having flat leaves
  flat-leaf parsley; Petroselinum crispum neapolitanum.
  

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• (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum palustre) of Europe and Asia, having a milky juice.

Webster 1913

• noun fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley
  European parsley fern; Cryptogramma crispa.
  

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• (Bot.), a small fern with leaves resembling parsley (Cryptogramme crispa).

Webster 1913

• noun southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
  Crataegus marshallii; Crataegus apiifolia; parsley haw.
  

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• (Bot.), a small herb (Alchemilla arvensis) formerly used as a remedy for calculus.

Webster 1913

• noun southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
  Crataegus marshallii; Crataegus apiifolia; parsley haw.
  

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• noun large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
  poison hemlock; hemlock; Nebraska fern; Conium maculatum; California fern; winter fern.
  

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• noun a slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean areas that has foliage resembling parsley and has white flowers with aromatic seeds
  Sison amomum.
  
• noun any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage
  moon carrot.
  

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• (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant (Seseli Labanotis). See under Parsley.

Webster 1913

• noun parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot resembling a savory parsnip
  Hamburg parsley; Petroselinum crispum tuberosum.
  

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• hemp, or halters made from hemp. Obs. & Jocular J. Fletcher.

Webster 1913

• noun any of various uncultivated umbelliferous plants with foliage resembling that of carrots or parsley
  

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