fool’s-parsley [foolz-pahrs-lee] Word Origin noun
- an Old World fetid, poisonous plant, Aethusa cynapium, resembling parsley.
Origin of fool’s-parsley First recorded in 1745–55 British Dictionary definitions for fool’s-parsley fool’s-parsley noun
- an evil-smelling Eurasian umbelliferous plant, Aethusa cynapium, with small white flowers: contains the poison coniine