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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 foodplay

    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 leavesplay

    Synonyms:

    parsley; Petroselinum crispum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    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)

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