parsley
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin petroselinum (spelt also petroselinon[1]), from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον (petrosélinon, “parsley”), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”) + σέλινον (sélinon, “celery”).
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Noun[edit]
parsley (usually uncountable, plural parsleys)
- (countable, uncountable) A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum or Petroselinum neapolitanum having either flat or curled leaves.
- (uncountable) The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.
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References[edit]
- ^ the entry in Dvoretsky's and Korol'kov's Latin - Russian dictionary, the most voluminous Latin dictionary issued in the 20th century
