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COW PARSLEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cow parsley mean? 

COW PARSLEY (noun)
  The noun COW PARSLEY has 1 sense:

1. coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North Americaplay

  Familiarity information: COW PARSLEY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COW PARSLEY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Anthriscus sylvestris; cow parsley; wild chervil

Hypernyms ("cow parsley" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("cow parsley" is a member of...):

Anthriscus; genus Anthriscus (chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia)


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