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PARSLEY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("parsley" is a kind of...):
herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
Synonyms:
parsley; Petroselinum crispum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("parsley" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "parsley"):
flat-leaf parsley; Italian parsley; Petroselinum crispum neapolitanum (a variety of parsley having flat leaves)
Hamburg parsley; Petroselinum crispum tuberosum; turnip-rooted parsley (parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot resembling a savory parsnip)
Holonyms ("parsley" is a member of...):
genus Petroselinum; Petroselinum (parsley)