parsnip

(pärsnip′)

noun

  1. a biennial plant (Pastinaca sativa) of the umbel family, with yellow flowers and a long, thick, sweet, white root used as a vegetable
  2. its root

Origin: ME pasnepe, altered (infl. by nepe, turnip) < OFr pasnaie < L pastinaca < pastinare, to dig up < pastinum, two-forked dibble

See parsnip in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A strong-scented plant (Pastinaca sativa) cultivated for its long, white, edible, fleshy root.
  2. The root of this plant.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English pasnepe

Origin: , alteration (influenced by nep, turnip)

Origin: of Old French pasnaie

Origin: , from Latin pastināca

Origin: , from pastinum, a kind of two-pronged dibble

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