Pars·ley n. Bot. 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.
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