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parsnip
(pärs′nip′)
noun
- a biennial plant (Pastinaca sativa) of the umbel family, with yellow flowers and a long, thick, sweet, white root used as a vegetable
- its root
Origin: ME pasnepe, altered (infl. by nepe, turnip) < OFr pasnaie < L pastinaca < pastinare, to dig up < pastinum, two-forked dibble
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noun
- A strong-scented plant (Pastinaca sativa) cultivated for its long, white, edible, fleshy root.
- 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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