Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An annual Eurasian herb (Anthriscus cerefolium) in the parsley family, having aromatic leaves.
- noun The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning or garnish.
- noun Any of several related plants, such as those of the genus Chaerophyllum.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A garden pot-herb, Anthriscus Cerefolium, of the natural order Umbelliferœ. The bur or hemlock chervil is A. vulgaris; the wild or cow chervil, A. sylvestris. Both are natives of Europe.
- noun A name of several other plants of different genera.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A plant (
Anthriscus cerefolium ) with pinnately divided aromatic leaves, of which several curled varieties are used in soups and salads.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun countable A leafy herb, Anthriscus cerefolium, resembling
parsley . - noun uncountable leaves from the plant, used as an herb in cooking, which have a mild flavour of
anise .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun fresh ferny parsley-like leaves used as a garnish with chicken and veal and omelets and green salads and spinach
- noun aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Finding a substitute for chervil is like finding a substitute for cilantro, you can use other herbs but you will not get the cilantro flavor.
Mexican Herbs 2004
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And on the subject of herbs, could any of you gourmets tell me if chervil is available in Mexico under any name at all, and can parsley be substituted successfully for it if it can't be found here?
Mexican Herbs 2004
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And if Gotham Greens can grow chervil, which isn't easy to grow and doesn't transport well, they will make a lot of New York chefs happy.
NYT > Home Page By GLENN COLLINS 2011
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And if Gotham Greens can grow chervil, which isn't easy to grow and doesn't transport well, they will make a lot of New York chefs happy.
NYT > Home Page By GLENN COLLINS 2011
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Lighter tasting ones such as chervil go well with the gentle taste of fish, slightly stronger tarragon with chicken and so on.
Archive 2006-05-01 2006
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Lighter tasting ones such as chervil go well with the gentle taste of fish, slightly stronger tarragon with chicken and so on.
At My Table 2006
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The Blend All-Purpose Seasoning (Maine Accent brand), or other blend of similar multi-herb seasoning (The Blend contains parsley, basil, marjoram, chervil & spices)
Meg Wolff: A COOL Quick & Easy Plant-Based Meal! Meg Wolff 2011
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The Blend All-Purpose Seasoning (Maine Accent brand), or other blend of similar multi-herb seasoning (The Blend contains parsley, basil, marjoram, chervil & spices)
Meg Wolff: A COOL Quick & Easy Plant-Based Meal! Meg Wolff 2011
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One is a tiny piece of intensely porky suckling pig with the sweet of apple, the vegetal of parsnip and the light bitterness of , chervil and ground ivy; the other a sliver of beef shortrib cooked for 72 hours and served with smoked marrow.
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We decide to leave the small chervil and mizuna bed as we are in love with these flavours right now and anyway have to stop somewhere!
Get set, go Allan Jenkins 2010
fbharjo commented on the word chervil
chervil an herband word to delight in
January 16, 2007