Parsnip

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.

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cultivated parsnip, root
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