Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of the parsley family.
- noun A cultivated Eurasian herb (Petroselinum crispum) having edible, flat or curled, finely divided leaves.
- noun The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning or garnish.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A biennial garden-herb, Carum Petroselinum (Petroselinum sativum), a native of the eastern Mediterranean region, now widely cultivated and sometimes running wild.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) An aromatic umbelliferous herb (
Carum Petroselinum ), having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish. - noun See under
Fool . - noun names given to various weeds of similar appearance to the parsley.
- noun (Bot.) a small fern with leaves resembling parsley (
Cryptogramme crispa ). - noun (Bot.) a small herb (
Alchemilla arvensis ) formerly used as a remedy for calculus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun countable (
uncountable ) A bright green,biennial herb ,Petroselinum crispum orPetroselinum neapolitanum having either flat or curled leaves. - noun uncountable The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
- noun aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I boiled the poaching liquid down by maybe half, with the addition of the rest of the lemon juice and some more shallots (and parsley -- I'm a big believer in parsley), and some pepper, and poured it over the roe, which I had laid on salad plates against some bagged mesculun.
Shad Feast deliasherman 2010
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I boiled the poaching liquid down by maybe half, with the addition of the rest of the lemon juice and some more shallots (and parsley -- I'm a big believer in parsley), and some pepper, and poured it over the roe, which I had laid on salad plates against some bagged mesculun.
Shad Feast deliasherman 2010
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As for the fresh herbs, parsley is standard, the others are optional.
Shrimp Risotto aka TBTAM 2008
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I stir in parsley shortly before the crab comes out of the oven to give the parsley a little crunch and mute its herby flavor.
Archive 2007-12-01 Laurie Constantino 2007
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I stir in parsley shortly before the crab comes out of the oven to give the parsley a little crunch and mute its herby flavor.
Seven Seafoods 2007: Recipe for Garlic Roasted Crab (Καβούρι με Σκόρδο στο Φούρνο) Laurie Constantino 2007
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I believe parsley is perejil, celery is apio and acelgas is swiss chard.
Salsas in Chapala 2007
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Perejil (parsley) petroselinum crispum: A self-seeding biennial, Mexican flat-leaved parsley is typically added at the end of cooking stews, soups and green moles.
A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006
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Perejil (parsley) petroselinum crispum: A self-seeding biennial, Mexican flat-leaved parsley is typically added at the end of cooking stews, soups and green moles.
A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006
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May 7th, 2006 at 1: 27 pm unbelievable says: the sprig of parsley is placed in such a “devil may care†manner.
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It derives its name from the Greek word meaning “rock celery” (parsley is a relative to celery).
bilby commented on the word parsley
"Parsley
is gharstly."
- Ogden Nash.
January 3, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word parsley
Usage/note on mandrake.
October 9, 2017
bilby commented on the word parsley
Is to celery as rock lobster is to lobster.
December 31, 2020