parsley Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
    Petroselinum crispum.
  2. noun aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food

WordNet

Pars"ley noun
Etymology
OE. persely, persil, F. persil, L. petroselinum rock parsley, Gr. stone + parsley. Cf. Celery.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) An aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum Petroselinum), having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish.
    As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a rabbit. Shak.

Webster 1913