parsnip

[ pahr-snip ]

/ ˈpɑr snɪp /

noun

a plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated varieties of which have a large, whitish, edible root.

the root of this plant.

Origin of parsnip

1350–1400; earlier pars(e)nep, pass(e)nep,Middle English pas(t)nep(e) <Latin past(ināca) parsnip (derivative of pastinum forked dibble) + Middle English nep turnip; see neep

Words nearby parsnip

pars intermedia, parsley, parsley family, parsley fern, parsley piert, parsnip, parson, parsonage, parson bird, Parsons, parson's nose

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Example sentences from the Web for parsnip

The Parsnip requires only one special condition for its welfare, and that is a piece of ground prepared for it by honest digging.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition|Sutton and Sons
The next morning a parsnip stew of noble proportions was prepared.
Young Lucretia and Other Stories|Mary E. Wilkins
The children watched while their mother dipped the parsnip stew into the china bowl.
Jerome, A Poor Man|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
MacKenzie followed the south branch, or what is now known as the Parsnip.
Canada: the Empire of the North|Agnes C. Laut

The parsnip is extensively grown in many foreign countries, on account of its valuable feeding properties.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual|Charles Alexander Cameron

British Dictionary definitions for parsnip

parsnip

/ (ˈpɑːsnɪp) /

noun

a strong-scented umbelliferous plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated for its long whitish root

the root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable

any of several similar plants, esp the cow parsnip

Word Origin for parsnip

C14: from Old French pasnaie, from Latin pastināca, from pastināre to dig, from pastinum two-pronged tool for digging; also influenced by Middle English nepe turnip

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	parsnip
释义	parsnip [ pahr-snip ] / ˈpɑr snɪp / noun a plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated varieties of which have a large, whitish, edible root. the root of this plant. Origin of parsnip 1350–1400; earlier pars(e)nep, pass(e)nep,Middle English pas(t)nep(e) <Latin past(ināca) parsnip (derivative of pastinum forked dibble) + Middle English nep turnip; see neep Words nearby parsnip pars intermedia, parsley, parsley family, parsley fern, parsley piert, parsnip, parson, parsonage, parson bird, Parsons, parson's nose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for parsnip The Parsnip requires only one special condition for its welfare, and that is a piece of ground prepared for it by honest digging. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition\|Sutton and Sons The next morning a parsnip stew of noble proportions was prepared. Young Lucretia and Other Stories\|Mary E. Wilkins The children watched while their mother dipped the parsnip stew into the china bowl. Jerome, A Poor Man\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman MacKenzie followed the south branch, or what is now known as the Parsnip. Canada: the Empire of the North\|Agnes C. Laut The parsnip is extensively grown in many foreign countries, on account of its valuable feeding properties. The Stock-Feeder's Manual\|Charles Alexander Cameron British Dictionary definitions for parsnip parsnip / (ˈpɑːsnɪp) / noun a strong-scented umbelliferous plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated for its long whitish root the root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable any of several similar plants, esp the cow parsnip Word Origin for parsnip C14: from Old French pasnaie, from Latin pastināca, from pastināre to dig, from pastinum two-pronged tool for digging; also influenced by Middle English nepe turnip Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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