PARSLEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parsley mean? 

• PARSLEY (noun)
  The noun PARSLEY has 2 senses:

1. annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves

2. aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food

  Familiarity information: PARSLEY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARSLEY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

parsley; Petroselinum crispum

Hypernyms ("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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "parsley"):

flat-leaf parsley; Italian parsley; Petroselinum crispum neapolitanum (a variety of parsley having flat leaves)

Hamburg parsley; Petroselinum crispum tuberosum; turnip-rooted parsley (parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot resembling a savory parsnip)

Holonyms ("parsley" is a member of...):

genus Petroselinum; Petroselinum (parsley)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("parsley" is a kind of...):

herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)

 Context examples 

Parsley seed oil is used primarily for the treatment of digestive issues.

(Parsley Seed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Researchers added that other plants have been shown to offer the same kind of promise, including parsley, Artemesia annua (sweet wormwood), and peanut hairy roots.

(Human Heart Cells Grown on Spinach Leaves, VOA News)

You will remember, Watson, how the dreadful business of the Abernetty family was first brought to my notice by the depth which the parsley had sunk into the butter upon a hot day.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)