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parsnip |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Parsnip \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: parsnip n 1: the whitish root of cultivated parsnip 2: a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root [syn: {Pastinaca sativa}] 3: whitish edible root; eaten cooked
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