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Definition of Horse parsley
1. Noun. European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Smyrnium, Smyrnium
Lexicographical Neighbors of Horse Parsley
Literary usage of Horse parsley
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"Bot. E. Bord. Horse Mushroom. A very general name for Agaricus arvensis, L. Yks.
Prior, p. 119. horse parsley. Smyrnium Olusatrum, L.—Prior, p. 119. ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"... L.—N. Line.; Warw. ; E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. Horse Mushroom. A very general
name for Agaricus arvensis, L. Ykt. Prior, p. 119. horse parsley. ..."
3. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1856)
"39 Or " horse parsley." M Or "marsh-parsley," see B. xix. c. 37. It is possessed
of certain energetic properties, more appreciated by the ancient physicians ..."
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