Associations to the word «Parsley»

Wiktionary

PARSLEY, noun. (countable) (uncountable) A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum or Petroselinum neapolitanum having either flat or curled leaves.
PARSLEY, noun. (uncountable) The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.
PARSLEY FROG, noun. A group of frogs in the Pelodytidae family, which have the appearance of being garnished with parsley.

Dictionary definition

PARSLEY, noun. Annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves.
PARSLEY, noun. Aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats