'Water parsnip' definitions:
Definition of 'water parsnip'
(from WordNet)
noun
Stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; northern United States and Asia [syn: water parsnip, Sium suave]
Definition of 'Water 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]
Definition of 'Water parsnip'
From: GCIDE
- Water parsnip \Wa"ter pars"nip\ (Bot.) Any plant of the aquatic umbelliferous genus Sium, poisonous herbs with pinnate or dissected leaves and small white flowers. [1913 Webster]