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Parsnip

Pars′nip

(pärs′nĭp)
,
Noun.
[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.

Definition 2024

parsnip

parsnip

English

Parsnip roots

Noun

parsnip ‎(plural parsnips)

  1. A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot.
  2. The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.

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References

  1. ↑ “parsnip” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Etymology

From 16th century parsnepe, from Middle English passenep, corruption of a borrowing of Old French pasnaie by influence of nepe ‎(“turnip”), from Latin pastinaca ‎(“parsnip, carrot”), from pastinum ‎(“two-pronged fork”); related to pastinare ‎(“to dig up the ground”).[1]

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