parsley
- noun
- /ˈpɑr.sli/
- Maybe they both have olive oil and parsley and spices.
Maybe they both have olive oil and parsley and spices.
- Maybe they both have olive oil and parsley and spices.
- And then I'm going to add some parsley.
- And one of the herbs that I use the most is parsley.
Examples
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A hand places a garnish of parsley on it, then carries the plate to the lunch counter.
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We're going to go ahead and take cream of chicken, minced onion, parsley, and salt and pepper.
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Always better if you put the parsley on first.
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Did you say she grows her own parsley?
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And then in my water bottle that I'm taking with me for the day, I just have some parsley and some ginger and water.
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And then I've got an Italian parsley right here.
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Tom tells me, "You've got a big pot of parsley growing, did you know?"
Blog text (19) -
OK, in this one we've got parsley, brown sugar and lemon on the rim.
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Sprinkle a little fresh parsley over the top and fresh basil.
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Her mother was in the kitchen, chopping onions, garlic, and parsley on a wooden chopping board.
Synonyms
An herb with flat broad leaves that people use in cooking for its strong flavor
A small plant with flat dark green leaves that adds a mild fresh taste to food
A small herb with green leaves used to add flavor and color to food, also called parsley
A parsley with flat leaves used in cooking for its strong flavor
An edible herb people use to flavor salads and cooked food
A small aromatic herb with curly leaves used to flavour soups and salads
A plant with smooth leaves and a large white root used as a vegetable
A white root vegetable with smooth leaves that looks like a parsnip
Compounds
An herb with flat broad leaves that people use in cooking for its strong flavor
A small plant with flat dark green leaves that adds a mild fresh taste to food
- UK
A tall plant with clusters of small white flowers that grows wild by roads and fields
A fern that grows in rocky places in northern North America with leaves like parsley
A fern with bright green leaves like parsley that grows in rocky places in Europe
A small fern with bright green leaves like parsley that grows on rocky mountain slopes
- US
A small tree with leaves cut like parsley that makes red berries and grows in the southern United States
A small thorny tree or shrub from the southern United States with leaves like parsley
A tall plant with fernlike leaves and white flowers that can make animals or people very ill
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Etymology
The word parsley comes from the Greek petroselinon, made of petros 'rock' and selinon 'celery'. It was called 'rock celery' because it grew on rocky ground, so think of parsley as a small green herb, like celery, used to add a fresh taste to food.