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pars·ley (pärs′lē)

noun

a cultivated plant (Petroselinum hortense) of the umbel family, with greenish-yellow flowers and aromatic, often curled leaves used to flavor or garnish some foods

Etymology: ME parseli < OE petersilie & OFr persil, both < VL *petrosilium < L petroselinum < Gr petroselinon, rock parsley < petros, stone + selinon, celery

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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