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root parsley

root parsley noun: a type of parsley with a large edible root (Petroselinum crispum Radicosum Group or Petroselinum crispum ssp. tuberosum).

root parsley: a type of parsley with a large edible root (Petroselinum crispum Radicosum Group or Petroselinum...
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Noun

root parsley (usually uncountable, plural root parsleys)

  1. (usually) A type of parsley with a large edible root (Petroselinum crispum Radicosum Group or Petroselinum crispum ssp. tuberosum).
    • It is divided, botanically, into two groups: leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum ssp. crispum) and root parsley (Petroselinum crispum ssp. tuberosum, or P. crispum convar. radicosum).2009, Nancy Arrowsmith, Essential Herbal Wisdom […] , Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBN, page 193

Synonyms of root parsley

Forms of root parsley

pluralroot parsleys

Questions about root parsley

What does root parsley mean?
Root parsley means a type of parsley with a large edible root (Petroselinum crispum Radicosum Group or Petroselinum crispum ssp. tuberosum).
What part of speech is root parsley?
Root parsley is a noun.
What is the plural of root parsley?
The plural of root parsley is root parsleys.

Words near root parsley in the dictionary

  1. root nouns
  2. root of all evil
  3. root of scarcity
  4. root of unity
  5. root out
  6. root parsley
  7. root parsleys
  8. root plant
  9. root position
  10. root positions
  11. root pressure

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