wild chervil
- noun
- /waɪld ˈʧɜrvəl/
:
perifollo silvestre
- The wild chervil grows abundantly in this area.
Examples
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Many gardeners struggle to remove wild chervil from their lawns due to its fast growth.
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Wild chervil can quickly invade fields and roadsides if left unchecked.
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The tall stems and white flower clusters of wild chervil make it easy to identify.
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Have you seen any wild chervil around here?
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In the garden, we found several plants of wild chervil, which are known for their delicate white flowers.
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The herbalist recommended wild chervil as an ingredient for salads due to its fresh flavor.
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During our hike, we spotted wild chervil growing along the path, with its characteristic fern-like leaves.
Synonyms
A tall wild plant with umbrella-shaped clusters of small white flowers often by roadsides
A tall plant with clusters of small white flowers that grows wild by roads and fields
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase denotes a chervil plant that grows naturally rather than being cultivated, which follows the straightforward adjective + noun composition ('wild' + 'chervil'). This compositional pattern is common and non-idiomatic, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Wild chervil comes from the words wild, for plants that grow by themselves, and chervil, a small parsley-like cooking herb. When that gentle herb grew in fields as a tall, rough plant with white flower clusters, people called it wild chervil, so the name now refers to a common tall 'weed'.
