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parsley |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Parsley \Pars"ley\, n. [OE. persely, persil, F. persil, L. petroselinum rock parsley, Gr ?; ? stone + ? parsley. Cf {Celery}.] (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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: parsley n 1: annual or perennial herb with aromatic finely-cut leaves [syn: {Petroselinum crispum}] 2: aromatic herb with flat or curly leaves From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: Parsley A {Pascal} extension for construction of {parse tree}s, by Barber of {Summit Software}. It features {Iterator}s. ["PARSLEY: A New Compiler-Compiler", in Software Development Tools, Techniques and Alternatives, Arlington VA Jul 1983, pp.232-241]. (1995-02-22)
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