Category:Parsley

Pars"ley, n. Etym: [oe. persely, persil, f. persil, l. petroselinum Rock parsley, gr. Celery.] (bot.)

Defn: an aromatic umbelliferous herb (carum petroselinum), having Finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish. As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a rabbit. Shak. 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.