PARSNIP

parsnip

(noun) whitish edible root; eaten cooked

parsnip, Pastinaca sativa

(noun) a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root

parsnip

(noun) the whitish root of cultivated parsnip

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

parsnip (plural parsnips)

A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot.

The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.

Source: Wiktionary


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.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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