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parsley

pars·ley [ prsslee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
herb used as garnish: a widely cultivated plant of the carrot family with small compound leaves. Use: in cooking, as a garnish. Latin name Petroselinum crispum.

[Pre-12th century. Via late Latin petrosilium< Greek petroselinon< petra "rock" + selinon "parsley"]
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