(Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Chærophyllum (Chærophyllum temulum and Chærophyllum sylvestre). [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus Heracleum (Heracleum sphondylium in England, and Heracleum lanatum in America). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. empersone. See 1st In-, and Parson. ] (Eng. Eccl. Law) Presented, instituted, and inducted into a rectory, and in full possession. -- n. A clergyman so inducted. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. parsed p. pr. & vb. n. parsing. ] [ L. pars a part; pars orationis a part of speech. See Part, n. ] (Gram.) To resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by government or agreement; to analyze and describe grammatically. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let him construe the letter into English, and parse it over perfectly. Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From parallax second. See parallax second and annual parallax, under parallax. ] (Astron.) A unit of length used in describing astronomical distances, equal to 3.26 light years, or 3.086 x 10¹³ km. Abbreviated pc. The derived units of kiloparsec (kpc, 1000 parsecs) and megaparsec (mpc, one million parsecs) are often found in discussion of astronomical distances. [ PJC ]

prop. n. [ Hind. & Per. pārsī a Persian, a follower of Zoroaster, a fire worshiper. Cf. Persian. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in India, and now found in western India; a fire worshiper; a Gheber.
Syn. -- Parsi. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of the Parsees. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. The religion and customs of the Parsees.
Syn. -- Parsiism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who parses. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>prop. n. Same as Parsee.
Syn. -- Parsee. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>prop. n. 1. Same as Parseeism.
Syn. -- Parseeism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Cf. F. parcimonieux. See Parsimony. ] Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy. -- Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. -- Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Extraordinary funds for one campaign may spare us the expense of many years; whereas a long, parsimonious war will drain us of more men and money. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Covetous; niggardly; miserly; penurious; close; saving; mean; stingy; frugal. See Avaricious. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The quality of being parsimonious; extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
Syn. -- parsimony, thrift, penny-pinching. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. An extreme stinginess.
Syn. -- meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, tightfistedness. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. parsimonia, parcimonia; cf. parcere to spare, parsus sparing: cf. F. parcimonie. ] Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Awful parsimony presided generally at the table. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Economy; frugality; illiberality; covetousness; closeness; stinginess. See Economy. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a rabbit. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. parsnepe, from a French form, fr. L. pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up, pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque. ] (Bot.) The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the plant itself. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cow parsnip. See Cow parsnip. --
Meadow parsnip, the European cow parsnip. --
Poison parsnip, the wild stock of the parsnip. --
Water parsnip, any plant of the umbelliferous genus Sium, the species of which are poisonous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. persone person, parson, OF. persone, F. personne person, LL. persona (sc. ecclesiae), fr. L. persona a person. See Person. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A person who represents a parish in its ecclesiastical and corporate capacities; hence, the rector or incumbent of a parochial church, who has full possession of all the rights thereof, with the cure of souls. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is in orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher. [ 1913 Webster ]

He hears the parson pray and preach. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Parson bird (Zool.), a New Zealand bird (Prosthemadera Novæseelandiæ) remarkable for its powers of mimicry and its ability to articulate words. Its color is glossy black, with a curious tuft of long, curly, white feathers on each side of the throat. It is often kept as a cage bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, for the maintenance of the parson of a parish. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The glebe and house, or the house only, owned by a parish or ecclesiastical society, and appropriated to the maintenance or use of the incumbent or settled pastor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Money paid for the support of a parson. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

What have I been paying stipend and teind, parsonage and vicarage, for? Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with a parson. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to a parson; clerical. [ 1913 Webster ]

Vainglory glowed in his parsonic heart. Colman. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Par*son"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Appropriate to, or like, a parson; -- used in disparagement. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Sparser superl. Sparsest. ] [ L. sparsus, p. p. of spargere to strew, scatter. Cf. Asperse, Disperse. ] 1. Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. sparsus, p. p. of spargere to scatter. ] To scatter; to disperse. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Sparsely. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a scattered or sparse manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being sparse; as, sparseness of population. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖adv. [ L., fr. spargere to scatter. ] Sparsely; scatteredly; here and there. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) Any plant of the aquatic umbelliferous genus Sium, poisonous herbs with pinnate or dissected leaves and small white flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]