P'ARSLEY, noun [Latin petroselinon; Gr. a stone, and parsley; stone-parsley, a plant growing among rocks.] A plant of the genus Apium. The leaves of parsley are used in cookery, and the root is an aperient medicine.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.