What is "carum petroselinum"

Parsley \Pars"ley\ (p[aum]rs"l[y^]), n. [OE. persely, persil, F. persil, L. petroselinum rock parsley, Gr. petrose`linon; pe`tros stone + se`linon parsley. Cf. Celery.] (Bot.) An aromatic umbelliferous herb ( Carum Petroselinum), having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish.

As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a rabbit.
--Shak.

Fool's parsley. See under Fool.

Hedge parsley, Milk parsley, Stone parsley, names given to various weeds of similar appearance to the parsley.

Parsley fern (Bot.), a small fern with leaves resembling parsley ( Cryptogramme crispa).

Parsley piert (Bot.), a small herb ( Alchemilla arvensis) formerly used as a remedy for calculus.