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parsley family — noun : umbelliferae * * * the plant family Umbelliferae (or Apiaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants having alternate, usually compound leaves, hollow stems, numerous small flowers borne in umbels, and dry, seedlike, often aromatic fruit,… … Useful english dictionary
parsley — parsleylike, adj. /pahr slee/, n. 1. an herb, Pertoselinum crispum, native to the Mediterranean, having either curled leaf clusters (French parsley) or flat compound leaves (Italian parsley), widely cultivated for use in garnishing or seasoning… … Universalium
parsley — [pärs′lē] n. [ME parseli < OE petersilie & OFr persil, both < VL * petrosilium < L petroselinum < Gr petroselinon, rock parsley < petros, stone + selinon, celery] a cultivated plant (Petroselinum hortense) of the umbel family, with … English World dictionary
Parsley Frogs — Taxobox name = Parsley Frogs image width = 200px image caption = Pelodytes punctatus fossil range = Fossil range/Sandbox|47|0Mid Eocene – Recent regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Anura subordo = Mesobatrachia familia … Wikipedia
Parsley — Taxobox name = Parsley image width = 250px image caption = Parsley regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Apiales familia = Apiaceae genus = Petroselinum species = Petroselinum crispum subdivision ranks =… … Wikipedia
parsley — Apiaceae Apiaceae n. 1. a family of plants bearing flowers in umbels; examples are: {parsley}; {carrot}; {anise}; {caraway}; {celery}; {dill}. Syn: Umbelliferae, family {Umbelliferae}, family {Apiaceae}, carrot family [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parsley — This interesting and unusual surname, of Norman origin, with variant spellings Parsly, Parcely, Parsloe, Parslow, Paslow, Pashley, etc., derives from the Olde French phrase passelewe , a compound of the elements passe(r) , to pass or cross,… … Surnames reference
parsley piert — noun (plural parsley pierts) Etymology: probably by folk etymology (influence of parsley (I) and of English dialect piert, alteration of English pert) from Middle French perce pierre, from percer to pierce + pierre stone, from Latin petra rock,… … Useful english dictionary
parsley frog — noun A group of frogs in the Pelodytidae family, which have the appearance of being garnished with parsley … Wiktionary
family Apiaceae — noun plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill • Syn: ↑Umbelliferae, ↑family Umbelliferae, ↑Apiaceae, ↑carrot family • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family … Useful english dictionary
