cow parsley

noun

Anthriscus sylvestris, a weedy biennial umbellifer native to the Old World.

Similar
wild chervilwild beaked parsleykeckQueen Anne's laceAnthriscus sylvestris
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Meanings

nouncow parsley (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAnthriscus sylvestris, a weedy biennial umbellifer native to the Old World.

    For the trip over the grass-covered sleepers and between the cow-parsley and briars, an open wagon was added to the usual combination of locomotive and coach, for the benefit of those who wanted to take photographs.

    1954 April, A. R. G. Hawkins, “The Easingwold Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 271

    Synonyms: wild chervil, wild beaked parsley, keck, Queen Anne's lace

  2. broadlyuncountableAny of a variety of plants of similar appearance.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAnthriscus sylvestris, a weedy biennial umbellifer native to the Old World.

Similar
wild chervilwild beaked parsleykeckQueen Anne's lace

More synonyms by meaning

nouncoarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America

Similar
wild chervilAnthriscus sylvestris
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
naughty man's oatmeal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian азмацук, див керевиз
  • азмацук (azmacuk)a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • див керевиз (div kereviz)a weedy biennial umbellifer
Dutch fluitenkruid
  • fluitenkruida weedy biennial umbellifer
Estonian mets-harakputk
  • mets-harakputka weedy biennial umbellifer
Finnish koiranputki, putki
  • koiranputkia weedy biennial umbellifer
  • putkisimilar plant
French anthrisque sauvage
  • anthrisque sauvagea weedy biennial umbellifer
German Wiesenkerbel
  • Wiesenkerbela weedy biennial umbellifer
Icelandic skógarkerfill
  • skógarkerfilla weedy biennial umbellifer
Irish peirsil bhó
  • peirsil bhóa weedy biennial umbellifer
Italian cerfoglio selvatico
  • cerfoglio selvaticoa weedy biennial umbellifer
Japanese 杓
  • 杓 (shaku)a weedy biennial umbellifer
Lithuanian krūminis builis
  • krūminis builisa weedy biennial umbellifer
Norwegian Bokmål hundekjeks
  • hundekjeksa weedy biennial umbellifer
Polish trybula leśna
  • trybula leśnaa weedy biennial umbellifer
Portuguese erva-cicutária, cicutária
  • erva-cicutáriaa weedy biennial umbellifer
  • cicutáriaa weedy biennial umbellifer
Romanian hasmațuchi
  • hasmațuchia weedy biennial umbellifer
Russian купы́рь лесно́й
  • купы́рь лесно́й (kupýrʹ lesnój)a weedy biennial umbellifer
Spanish esperifollo verde
  • esperifollo verdea weedy biennial umbellifer
Swedish hundkäx, hundloka
  • hundkäxa weedy biennial umbellifer
  • hundlokaa weedy biennial umbellifer
Turkish eşek maydanozu
  • eşek maydanozua weedy biennial umbellifer
Welsh gorthyfail
  • gorthyfaila weedy biennial umbellifer
Cite this entry
APA

cow parsley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cow%20parsley

MLA

“cow parsley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cow%20parsley. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cow parsley,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cow%20parsley.

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