hedge parsley

noun

: any of several weedy plants of the family Umbelliferae with finely cut foliage resembling that of parsley

especially : an erect annual Eurasian weed (Torilis japonica) that has dense heads of white flowers, bristly fruits, and bipinnate leaves and is widely naturalized in eastern North America

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