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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Parslie,) Parcely, n. [e.m.E. parcelay (1530), parsly (1594), late ME. parcelly (c 1450), ME. percely (Chaucer), etc. Cf. Persill n.] Parsley, the plant. —1500-1699 Herbarius Latinus Annot. xi (Adv.).
Apium, parcely
