PARSIMONIOUS
Par`si*mo"ni*ous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. parcimonieux. See Parsimony.]
Defn: 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. A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious. Bacon. 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.
Syn. — Covetous; niggardly; miserly; penurious; close; saving; mean; stingy; frugal. See Avaricious.
PARSIMONY Par"si*mo*ny, n. Etym: [L. parsimonia, parcimonia; cf. parcere to spare, parsus sparing: cf. F. parcimonie.]
Defn: Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; — generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness. Bacon. Awful parsimony presided generally at the table. Thackeray.
Syn. — Economy; frugality; illiberality; covetousness; closeness; stinginess. See Economy.
PARSLEY Pars"ley, n. Etym: [OE. persely, persil, F. persil, L. petroselinum rock parsley, Gr. Celery.] (Bot.)
Defn: An aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum Petroselinum), having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish. As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a rabbit. Shak. 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.
PARSNIP
Pars"nip, n. Etym: [OE. parsnepe, from a French form, fr. L.
pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up, pastinum a kind of dibble; cf.
OF. pastenade, pastenaque.] (Bot.)
Defn: 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. 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.