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  • (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Chærophyllum (Chærophyllum temulum and Chærophyllum sylvestre).

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  • noun Anthriscus sylvestris, a weedy biennial umbellifer native to the Old World
  • noun by extension any of a variety of related weeds

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  • noun coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America

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  • A perennial plant which with long-stemmed small white flowers overhangs rural lanes in some parts of England.

    November 9, 2007