Definition of Parsnep
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot.
- The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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