cow parsley
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As they found respite from the scorching heat in the lush garden, full of pale pink roses and sprigs of milk-white cow parsley, Simone reflected on the significance of the moment.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2020
Main Avenue, home to the major show gardens, was awash with broad-leaved trees among a calming palette of green, pale yellow and white flowers, including swathes of cow parsley, euphorbias and meadowsweet.
From The Guardian • May 22, 2019
Six years later, the site seethes with life, barely visible trails cutting through rampant sedge and mallow, cow parsley and burdock.
From Economist • Jul. 5, 2018
Watching a reality TV show in which antiques-pricing contestants cruise through the countryside in vintage cars, Elisabeth notices cow parsley growing by the side of the road.
From Slate • Feb. 20, 2017
Blackavar was squatting a little way off, under an overhanging plume of cow parsley.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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