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Parsley \Pars"ley\ (p[aum]rs"l[y^]), n. [OE. persely, persil, F.
persil, L. petroselinum rock parsley, Gr. petrose`linon;
pe`tros stone + se`linon parsley. Cf. {Celery}.] (Bot.)
An aromatic umbelliferous herb ({Carum Petroselinum}), having
finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a
garnish.
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As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a
rabbit. --Shak.
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{Fool's parsley}. See under {Fool}.
{Hedge parsley}, {Milk parsley}, {Stone parsley}, names given
to various weeds of similar appearance to the parsley.
{Parsley fern} (Bot.), a small fern with leaves resembling
parsley ({Cryptogramme crispa}).
{Parsley piert} (Bot.), a small herb ({Alchemilla arvensis})
formerly used as a remedy for calculus.
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