fool’s-parsley









fool’s-parsley


fool’s-parsley [foolz-pahrs-lee] Word Origin noun

  1. 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

  1. an evil-smelling Eurasian umbelliferous plant, Aethusa cynapium, with small white flowers: contains the poison coniine
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