Parsley \Pars"ley\, n. [OE. persely, persil, F. persil, L. petroselinum rock parsley, Gr. ?; ? stone + ? parsley. Cf. Celery.]

(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.

Fool's parsley. See under Fool.

Hedge parsley, Milk parsley, Stone parsley, names given to various weeds of similar appearance to the parsley.

Parsley fern (Bot.), a small fern with leaves resembling parsley (Cryptogramme crispa).

Parsley piert (Bot.), a small herb (Alchemilla arvensis) formerly used as a remedy for calculus.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)