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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pars•ley /ˈpɑrsli/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Plant Biologyan herb from the Mediterranean, used in cooking as flavoring or decoration.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pars•ley (pär′slē),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyan 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. Cf. parsley family.
- Plant Biologythe leaves of this plant, used to garnish or season food.
- Plant Biologyany of certain allied or similar plants.
adj. - Also, pars′lied, pars′leyed. cooked or garnished with parsley:parsley potatoes.
- Greek petrosélīnon rock-parsley. See petro-, celery
- Late Latin *petrosilium, alteration of Latin petroselīnum
- bef. 1000; Middle English persely, blend of, blended Old English petersilie and Old French persil; both
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: parsley /ˈpɑːslɪ/ n - a S European umbelliferous plant, Petroselinum crispum, widely cultivated for its curled aromatic leaves, which are used in cooking
- any of various similar and related plants, such as fool's-parsley, stone parsley, and cow parsley
Etymology: 14th Century persely, from Old English petersilie + Old French persil, peresil, both ultimately from Latin petroselīnum rock parsley, from Greek petroselinon, from petra rock + selinon parsley |