Definition of Cow parsley

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

Exact synonyms: Anthriscus Sylvestris, Wild Chervil
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Anthriscus, Genus Anthriscus

Definition of Cow parsley

1. Noun. ''Anthriscus sylvestris'', a weedy biennial umbellifer native to the Old World ¹

2. Noun. (by extension) any of a variety of related weeds ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cow Parsley

cow chip
cow cockle
cow corner
cow dung
cow face
cow hitch
cow hitches
cow juice
cow kidney
cow lily
cow man
cow manure
cow milk
cow milk anaemia
cow oak
cow parsley
cow parsleys
cow parsnip
cow parsnips
cow pasture
cow pat
cow pats
cow patties
cow patty
cow pen
cow pie
cow pies
cow pony
cow pool
cow shark

Literary usage of Cow parsley

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"Rough Cow-parsley. Rough Chervil. Nat. of Britain. Fl. July and August. H. $ . ... Aromatic Cow- parsley. Nat. of Germany- Cz^. 1 726, by Mr. Philip Miller. ..."

2. A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants by William Withering, William Macgillivray (1830)
"Tawny-seeded Cow-parsley. Seeds ribbed, nearly smooth, coloured : stems slightly swelled below ... Stem from two to three feet Ch. sylvestre. Cow-parsley. ..."

3. A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants: With an Easy Introduction to the by William Withering (1812)
"Smooth cow parsley. Cow-weed Chervil. Fledges, orchards, and pastures. ... Rough cow parsley. C. temulum. Linn. In hedges, common. B. b"U Brit. ..."

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