'Poison parsnip' definitions:

Definition of 'Poison 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]