PARSNIPS

Noun

parsnips

plural of parsnip

Source: Wiktionary

PARSNIP

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