[COW sb.1 9.] A name of the umbelliferous plant Anthriscus (Chærophyllum) sylvestris, wild in Britain, also called COW-WEED, Wild Chervil or Cicely. (Of recent origin.)

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1776.  J. Lightfoot, Flora Scot.

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1794.  Martyn, Rousseau’s Bot., xvii. 231. The first [Wild Chervil] vulgarly called Cow-weed or Cow-parsley, has a smooth streaked stalk.

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1800.  Sir J. E. Smith, Flora Brit., I. 326. Chærophyllum sylvestre, Smooth Cowparsley, Wild chervil.

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1882.  Garden, 25 March, 202/3. The Cow Parsnip and Cow Parsley, are often used in connection with other large and umbrageous plants.

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