cow parsley

cow parsley
n.
a tall, biennial weed (Anthriscus sylvestris) of the umbel family, with tiny white flowers and parsleylike leaves, native to temperate areas of the Old World

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  • cow-parsley — cowˈ chervil, cowˈ parsley or cowˈ weed noun Wild chervil • • • Main Entry: ↑cow cow parsley see ↑cow chervil above. • • • Main Entry: ↑cow …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cow parsley — Cow pars ley (kou p?rs l?). (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus {Ch[ae]rophyllum} ({Ch[ae]rophyllum temulum} and {Ch[ae]rophyllum sylvestre}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cow parsley — n. a tall, biennial weed (Anthriscus sylvestris) of the umbel family, with tiny white flowers and parsleylike leaves, native to temperate areas of the Old World …   English World dictionary

  • Cow Parsley — Taxobox name = Cow Parsley image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Apiales familia = Apiaceae genus = Anthriscus species = A. sylvestris binomial = Anthriscus sylvestris binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

  • cow parsley — noun coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America • Syn: ↑wild chervil, ↑Anthriscus sylvestris • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Anthriscus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • cow parsley — noun a) Anthriscus sylvestris, a weedy biennial umbellifer native to the Old World b) any of a variety of related weeds Syn: wild chervil, wild beaked parsley, keck …   Wiktionary

  • cow parsley — noun a hedgerow plant of the parsley family with fern like leaves and large, lacy heads of tiny white flowers. [Anthriscus sylvestris.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • cow-parsley — /ˈkaʊ pasli/ (say kow pahslee) noun a biennial umbelliferous herb with white flowers, Anthriscus sylvestris, widespread in hedgerows …  

  • cow-weed — cowˈ chervil, cowˈ parsley or cowˈ weed noun Wild chervil • • • Main Entry: ↑cow cow weed see ↑cow chervil above. • • • Main Entry: ↑cow …   Useful english dictionary

  • cow-chervil — cowˈ chervil, cowˈ parsley or cowˈ weed noun Wild chervil • • • Main Entry: ↑cow …   Useful english dictionary

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