parsley

Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle English persely, from Old French peresil, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon, “parsley”), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”) + σέλῑνον (sélīnon, “celery”). Displaced Old English petersiliġe, which goes back to the same root.

Example Sentences

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