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parsley

'pɑ:sli8 senses · 203 ms
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noun/ˈpɑː(ɹ)sli//ˈpɑː(ɹ)zli/
  1. 1

    A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.countableuncountableusually

    • Though the parsley seemed to have died, outside it started to regenerate. New crimped leaves came free from the sprigs and spread.
  2. 2

    The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.uncountableusually

  3. 3

    Any herb resembling parsley, such as cilantro (Chinese parsley) or chervil (French parsley).broadlyuncountableusually

verb/ˈpɑː(ɹ)sli//ˈpɑː(ɹ)zli/
  1. 1

    To add parsley to.transitive

    • Put a layer of mashed potato on one side and also on the other after peppering, salting and finely-chopped parsleying it to taste.

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