Definition for CHER'VIL

CHER'VIL, n. [Sax. cerfille, a contraction of L. chærophyllum; Gr. χαιρεφυλλον, χαιρω, to rejoice, and φυλλον, leaf.]

The popular name of a plant, of the genus Chærophyllum.

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