parsley piert
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parsley piert /ˌpɑːslɪ ˈpɪət/
▶noun a small hairy plant with divided leaves, growing as a weed of fields and waste places. [Aphanes arvensis.]
– origin C16: prob. an altered form of Fr. perce-pierre, lit. ‘pierce stone’, used to denote various plants living in crevices.
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