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parsley
<botany> 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 Fool. Hedge parsley, Milk parsley, Stone parsley, names given to various weeds of similar appearance to the parsley.

<botany> Parsley fern, a small herb (Alchemilla arvensis) formerly used as a remedy for calculus.

Origin: OE. Persely, persil, F. Persil, L. Petroselinum rock parsley, Gr.; stone + parsley. Cf. Celery.

Source: Websters Dictionary