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Definition of: parsnip
(pärs′nip) noun
A European herb (Pastinaca sativa) of the parsley family, with a large, sweetish, edible root, widely cultivated as a vegetable and as fodder. The root of the wild plant is acrid and poisonous. [Alter. of ME passenep,? <OF pasnaie <L pastinaca <pastinare dig up; infl. in form by OE nǣp turnip <L napus]
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