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FOOL'S PARSLEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fool's parsley mean? 

FOOL'S PARSLEY (noun)
  The noun FOOL'S PARSLEY has 1 sense:

1. European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eatenplay

  Familiarity information: FOOL'S PARSLEY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FOOL'S PARSLEY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Aethusa cynapium; fool's parsley; lesser hemlock

Hypernyms ("fool's parsley" is a kind of...):

poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)

Holonyms ("fool's parsley" is a member of...):

Aethusa; genus Aethusa (fool's parsley)


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