- an herb, Pertoselinum crispum, native to the Mediterranean, having either curled leaf clusters (French parsley ) or flat compound leaves (Italian parsley ), widely cultivated for use in garnishing or seasoning food.
- the leaves of this plant, used to garnish or season food.
- any of certain allied or similar plants.
- cooked or garnished with parsley: parsley potatoes.
- a S European umbelliferous plant, Petroselinum crispum, widely cultivated for its curled aromatic leaves, which are used in cooking
- any of various similar and related plants, such as fool's-parsley, stone parsley, and cow parsley
