A cultivated Eurasian herb (Petroselinum crispum) having flat or curled, ternately compound leaves.
The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning or garnish.
[Middle English persely, from Old English petersilie and Old French persil, both ultimately from Late Latin petrosillum, alteration of Latin petroselīnum, from Greek petroselīnon : petrā, rock; see per-2 in Indo-European roots + selīnon, celery.]
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