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cow parsley

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of a variety of plants of similar appearance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wild chervil, Anthriscus sylvestris

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: meşə dişəvəri — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Bats: ჭიმ (č̣im) — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Bulgarian: азмацук (azmacuk) — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Bulgarian: див керевиз (div kereviz) — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Chechen: чӏим (čʼim) — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Dutch: fluitenkruid — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Estonian: mets-harakputk — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Finnish: koiranputki — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • French: anthrisque sauvage — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • West-Frisian: piipkrûd — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Georgian: ჭყიმი (č̣q̇imi) — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Georgian: ღრინჭოლა (ɣrinč̣ola) — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • German: Wiesenkerbel — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Icelandic: skógarkerfill — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Ingush: чӏим (čʼim) — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Irish: peirsil bhó — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Italian: cerfoglio selvatico — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Japanese: 杓 (shaku) — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Lithuanian: krūminis builis — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hundekjeks — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Old English: wuducerfille — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Polish: trybula leśna — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Portuguese: erva-cicutária — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Portuguese: cicutária — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Romanian: hasmațuchi — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Russian: купы́рь лесно́й (kupýrʹ lesnój) — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Sami: dierpmárássi — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Spanish: esperifollo verde — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Swedish: hundkäx — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Swedish: hundloka — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Turkish: eşek maydanozu — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Welsh: gorthyfail — a weedy biennial umbellifer
  • Finnish: putki — similar plant