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Definitions of parsnip in various dictionaries:
noun - the whitish root of cultivated parsnip
noun - a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root
noun - whitish edible root
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| In the Concise Columbia Encyc., this member of the carrot family is right after another member, parsley |
| This root vegetable looks like, sounds like & is related to parsley |
| This plant has a large, white edible root |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| a long tapering cream-coloured root vegetable with a sweet flavour. |
| A strong-scented plant (Pastinaca sativa) cultivated for its long, white, edible, fleshy root. |
| The root of this plant. |
| a long cream-coloured root of a plant, eaten as a vegetable: |
| a long, cream-colored root eaten as a vegetable |
| whitish edible root eaten cooked |
| a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root |
| the whitish root of cultivated parsnip |
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The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable closely related to the carrot and parsley. It is a biennial plant usually grown as an annual. Its long, tuberous root has cream-colored skin and flesh; and left in the ground to mature, it becomes sweeter in flavor after winter frosts. In its first growing season, the plant has a rosette of pinnate, mid-green leaves. If unharvested, it produces its flowering stem, topped by an umbel of small yellow flowers, in its second growing season. By this time, the stem is woody and the tuber is inedible. The seeds are pale brown, flat, and winged. * The parsnip is native to Eurasia. It has been used as a vegetable since antiquity and was cultivated by the Romans, although some confusion exists in the literature of the time between parsnips and carrots. It was used as a sweetener before the arrival in Europe of cane sugar. * The parsnip is usually cooked, but can also be eaten raw. It is high in vitamins and minerals, especially potassium. It also c |