Parsley

Pronunciation

Origin

From Latin petroselinum (spelt also petroselinon

the entry in 's and 's Latin - Russian dictionary, the most voluminous Latin dictionary issued in the 20th century

), from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον (petrosélinon, "parsley"), from πέτρος (pétros, "rock, stone") + σέλινον (sélinon, "celery").

Full definition of parsley

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum or Petroselinum neapolitanum having either flat or curled leaves.
2. (uncountable) The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.

Derived terms

• Chinese parsley
• fool's parsley
• hedge parsley
• milk parsley
• parsley fern
• parsley frog
• parsley piert
• stone parsley

Anagrams

• parleys, players, replays, sparely