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Definitions for Parsley
[1] an herb, Pertoselinum crispum, native to the Mediterranean, having either curled leaf clusters (French parsley) or flat compound leaves (Italian parsley) , widely cultivated for use in garnishing or seasoning food. Compare parsley family.
[2] the leaves of this plant, used to garnish or season food.
[3] any of certain allied or similar plants.
[4] Also pars·lied, pars·leyed . cooked or garnished with parsley: parsley potatoes.
[5] a S European umbelliferous plant, Petroselinum crispum, widely cultivated for its curled aromatic leaves, which are used in cooking
[6] any of various similar and related plants, such as fool's-parsley, stone parsley, and cow parsley
Words nearby Parsley
parser, parsha, parsifal, parsimonious, parsimony, parsley, parsley family, parsley fern, parsley piert, parsnip, parson
Origin of Parsley
before 1000; Middle English persely, blend of Old English petersilie and Old French persil; both < Late Latin *petrosilium, alteration of Latin petroselīnum < Greek petrosélīnon rock-parsley. See petro-1, celery
Other words from Parsley
pars·ley·like , adjective
Word origin for Parsley
C14 persely, from Old English petersilie + Old French persil, peresil, both ultimately from Latin petroselīnum rock parsley, from Greek petroselinon, from petra rock + selinon parsley