About The Word Parsnip
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Parsnip
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What's The Definition Of Parsnip?
[n] whitish edible root; eaten cooked
[n] a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root [n] the whitish root of cultivated parsnip Synonyms | Synonyms for Parsnip: Pastinaca sativa Related Terms | Find terms related to Parsnip: See Also | cultivated parsnip | cultivated parsnip | genus Pastinaca | herb | herbaceous plant | madnep | Pastinaca | root | root vegetable | wild parsnip Parsnip In Webster's Dictionary \Pars"nip\, n. [OE. parsnepe, from a French form, fr. L.
pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up, pastinum a kind of
dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque.] (Bot.)
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.
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