Category:Parsnip

Pars"nip, n. Etym: [oe. parsnepe, from a french form, fr. L. Pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up, pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. Of. pastenade, pastenaque.] (bot.)

Defn: 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.