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COW PARSLEY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cow parsley mean?
• COW PARSLEY (noun)
The noun COW PARSLEY has 1 sense:
1. coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America
Familiarity information: COW PARSLEY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Anthriscus sylvestris; cow parsley; wild chervil
Hypernyms ("cow parsley" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("cow parsley" is a member of...):
Anthriscus; genus Anthriscus (chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia)
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