Parsnip

parsnip
    n 1: the whitish root of cultivated parsnip
    2: a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root [syn:
       {parsnip}, {Pastinaca sativa}]
    3: whitish edible root; eaten cooked
    

Parsnip \Pars"nip\ (p[aum]rs"n[i^]p), 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.
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   {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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