Definition of Parsnip
Pars´nip
Pronunciation:
pärs´nĭp
n.
1.
(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
.
Related Words
cultivated
parsnip
,
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