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STONE PARSLEY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage
Synonyms:
moon carrot; stone parsley
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stone parsley" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("stone parsley" is a member of...):
genus Seseli; Seseli (a rosid dicot genus that includes moon carrots)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean areas that has foliage resembling parsley and has white flowers with aromatic seeds
Synonyms:
Sison amomum; stone parsley
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("stone parsley" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("stone parsley" is a member of...):
genus Sison; Sison (genus including stone parsley)