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fool's-parsley

[ foolz-pahrs-lee ]

noun

  1. an Old World fetid, poisonous plant, Aethusa cynapium, resembling parsley.


fool's-parsley

noun

  1. an evil-smelling Eurasian umbelliferous plant, Aethusa cynapium , with small white flowers: contains the poison coniine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fool's-parsley1

First recorded in 1745–55

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