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parsnip
pars·nip P0084000 (pär′snĭp)n.1. A plant (Pastinaca sativa) in the parsley family, native to Eurasia, cultivated for its long, white, edible, fleshy root.2. The root of this plant.
[Middle English pasnepe, alteration (influenced by nep, turnip) of Old French pasnaie, from Latin pastināca, from pastinum, a kind of two-pronged dibble.]parsnip (ˈpɑːsnɪp) n1. (Plants) a strong-scented umbelliferous plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated for its long whitish root2. (Cookery) the root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable3. (Plants) any of several similar plants, esp the cow parsnip[C14: from Old French pasnaie, from Latin pastināca, from pastināre to dig, from pastinum two-pronged tool for digging; also influenced by Middle English nepe turnip]pars•nip (ˈpɑr snɪp)
n. 1. a plant, Pastinacasativa, of the parsley family, cultivated varieties of which have a large white edible root. 2. the root of this plant. [1350–1400; earlier pars(e)nep, pass(e)nep, Middle English pas(t)nep(e) < Latin past(ināca) parsnip + Middle English nep turnip; see turnip] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  parsnip - the whitish root of cultivated parsnipcultivated parsnip - European biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivationroot - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground | | 2. |  parsnip - a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible rootPastinaca sativaherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Pastinaca, Pastinaca - a rosid dicot genus of the family Umbelliferae; includes parsnipscultivated parsnip - European biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivationmadnep, wild parsnip - biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip | | 3. | parsnip - whitish edible root; eaten cookedroot vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tuberscultivated parsnip - European biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivation |
Translationsparsnip (ˈpaːsnip) noun1. a plant with a yellowish-white root used as a vegetable. 歐洲防風草 欧洲防风草2. the root. 歐洲防風根 欧洲防风根
IdiomsSeefine words butter no parsnipsparsnip
Parsnip, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, rising in central British Columbia, Canada, and flowing northwest to join the Finlay River at Williston Lake and form the Peace River. Explored by Sir Alexander Mackenzie in 1793, it became, with the Peace River, an important fur-trade route.
parsnip, garden plant (Pastinaca sativa) of the family Umbelliferae (parsleyparsley,
Mediterranean aromatic herb (Petroselinum crispum or Apium petroselinum) of the carrot family, cultivated since the days of the Romans for its foliage, used in cookery as a seasoning and garnish.
..... Click the link for more information. family), native to the Old World. It has been cultivated since Roman times for its long, fleshy, edible root. Wine and beer have also been made from it. The wild form has become naturalized in North America, often proving a noxious weed. Parsnip is a biennial but is cultivated as an annual. The root can be left in the ground all winter without deterioration. It is also used as livestock feed. Parsnip is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Apiales, family Umbelliferae.parsnip[′pär·snəp] (botany) Pastinaca sativa. A biennial herb of Mediterranean origin belonging to the order Umbellales; grown for its edible thickened taproot. parsnip1. a strong-scented umbelliferous plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated for its long whitish root 2. any of several similar plants, esp the cow parsnip parsnip
Synonyms for parsnipnoun the whitish root of cultivated parsnipRelated Wordsnoun a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible rootSynonymsRelated Words- herb
- herbaceous plant
- genus Pastinaca
- Pastinaca
- cultivated parsnip
- madnep
- wild parsnip
noun whitish edible rootRelated Words- root vegetable
- cultivated parsnip
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