ˈchərvəl noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English chervell, cherville, from Old English cerfelle, cerfille; akin to Old High German kervila, kervola; both from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from (assumed) Vulgar Latin cerfolia, from Latin caerefolium, part translation of Greek chairephyllon, from chairein to take pleasure in + phyllon leaf — more at yearn , blade
1. : an aromatic annual Old World herb ( Anthriscus cerefolium ) that is cultivated for its finely divided often curled leaves which are used especially in soups and salads — called also beaked parsley
2. : any of several plants that are related to chervil — usually used with a qualifying term
wild chervil
cow chervil