'Parsnip' definitions:
Definition of 'parsnip'
From: WordNet
noun
The whitish root of cultivated parsnip
noun
A strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root [syn: parsnip, Pastinaca sativa]
noun
Whitish edible root; eaten cooked
Definition of 'Parsnip'
From: GCIDE
- Parsnip \Pars"nip\ (p[aum]rs"n[i^]p), 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]