root parsley

noun

A type of parsley with a large edible root (Petroselinum crispum Radicosum Group or Petroselinum crispum ssp. tuberosum).

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Hamburg parsleyturnip-rooted parsley
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Meanings

nounroot parsley (usually uncountable, plural root parsleys)

plural root parsleys

  1. uncountableusuallyA type of parsley with a large edible root (Petroselinum crispum Radicosum Group or Petroselinum crispum ssp. tuberosum).

    It is divided, botanically, into two groups: leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum ssp. crispum) and root parsley (Petroselinum crispum ssp. tuberosum, or P. crispum convar. radicosum).

    2009, Nancy Arrowsmith, Essential Herbal Wisdom […] , Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBN, page 193

    Synonyms: Hamburg parsley, turnip-rooted parsley

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of parsley with a large edible root (Petroselinum crispum Radicosum Group or Petroselinum crispum ssp. tuberosum).

Similar
Hamburg parsleyturnip-rooted parsley
Also see
hamburg parsleyturnip-rooted parsley

Translations

Finnish juuripersilja
  • juuripersiljavariant radicosum of parsley
German Wurzelpetersilie, Petersilienwurzel
  • Wurzelpetersilievariant radicosum of parsley
  • Petersilienwurzelvariant radicosum of parsley
Russian петру́шка корнева́я
  • петру́шка корнева́я (petrúška kornevája)variant radicosum of parsley
Swedish rotpersilja
  • rotpersiljavariant radicosum of parsley
Cite this entry
APA

root parsley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20parsley

MLA

“root parsley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20parsley. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “root parsley,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20parsley.

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