Meanings
- uncountablegarden chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium)
Is it any wonder that a synonym for chervil is French parsley?
[2009, Thomas DeBaggio, Arthur O. Tucker, The Encyclopedia of Herbs […] , Timber Press, →ISBN, page 1541 more example
Called French parsley by Europeans, chervil is a symbol of new life for them, because of its resemblance to myrrh given to baby Jesus.
[2006, Susheela Raghavan, Handbook of Spices, Seasonings, and Flavorings, 2nd edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 84 - uncountablecurly parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
- uncommonuncountableflat-leafed parsley, more commonly Italian parsley (Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum)
[…]the best to grow for flavour is the flat-leafed French variety. […] Curled parsley, which Ken abhors, is slightly hardier and is likely to crop longer before flowering than French parsley. Plants grow to 20cm high for curly and 30cm for French.
2020, Ken Cox, Caroline Beaton, Fruit and Vegetables for Scotland: What to Grow and How to Grow It, Birlinn Ltd, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
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French parsley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20parsley
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