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perseline

perseline is the obsolete spelling of parsley.

Meaning of parsley

Noun

parsley (usually uncountable, plural parsleys)

  1. (countable, uncountable, usually) A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.
    • Though the parsley seemed to have died, outside it started to regenerate. New crimped leaves came free from the sprigs and spread.2022, Sara Baume, Seven Steeples, Tramp Press, page 100
  2. (usually) The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.
  3. (broadly, usually) Any herb resembling parsley, such as cilantro (Chinese parsley) or chervil (French parsley).

See all 6 meanings of parsley

Questions about perseline

What is perseline the obsolete spelling of?
Perseline is the obsolete spelling of parsley.

Words near perseline in the dictionary

  1. Perseidæ
  2. perseitol
  3. perselenide
  4. perselenides
  5. perself
  6. perseline
  7. Persephassa
  8. Persephatta
  9. persephin
  10. Persephone
  11. Persephonean

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