Parsnip /(pärs"nĭp)/
Pars·nip
Parsnip
n.
- 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. (Bot.)
Phrases & Compounds
- 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.