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Found 1 definition: parsnip.

Pos: Noun

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun parsnip has 3 senses

1. parsnip(n = noun.plant) - the whitish root of cultivated parsnip;
is a kind of root
is a part of cultivated parsnip

2. parsnip(n = noun.plant) pastinaca sativa - a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root;
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a member of genus pastinaca, pastinaca
has particulars: cultivated parsnip, madnep, wild parsnip

3. parsnip(n = noun.food) - whitish edible root; eaten cooked;
is a kind of root vegetable
is a part of cultivated parsnip

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

parsnip, n. [OE. parsnepe, from a French form, fr. L. pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up, pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque.].

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. [1913 Webster]

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.

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

parsnip, n.
1 a biennial umbelliferous plant, Pastinaca sativa, with yellow flowers and a large pale-yellow tapering root.
2 this root eaten as a vegetable.

Etymology:
ME pas(se)nep (with assim. to nep turnip) f. OF pasnaie f. L pastinaca