parsnip


Definition: Meaning of, parsnip in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpɑːsnɪp /

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parsnip parsnips
[uncountable and countable]
  1. a vegetable with a thick white or yellowish root
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parsnip used in phrases

  • cow parsnip (noun)
    1. tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers
  • cultivated parsnip (noun)
    1. european biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivation
  • greater water parsnip (noun)
    1. large stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; Europe
  • water parsnip (noun)
    1. stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; northern United States and Asia
  • wild parsnip (noun)
    1. 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
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