Parsnip \Pars"nip\, n. [OE. parsnepe, from a French form, fr. L.
pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up, pastinum a kind of
dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque.]
(Bot.)
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.
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |