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pars·nip / ˈpärsnip/ • n. 1. a long tapering cream-colored root with a sweet flavor. 2. the widely cultivated Eurasian plant (Pastinaca sativa) of the parsley family that yields this root.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

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parsnip Root of Pastinaca sativa, eaten as a vegetable. A 100‐g portion, boiled, is a good source of folate; a source of vitamin C; contains 5 g of dietary fibre; supplies 70 kcal (290 kJ).

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER

parsnip

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parsnip XIV. The immed. antecedents of the present form, pars(e)nep (XVI), are alts. of earlier pas(se)nep — (with assim. to ME. nep, OE. nǣp turnip — L. nāpus) OF. pasnaie (mod. panais) :— L. pastināca.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

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parsnip Biennial vegetable native to Eurasia, widely cultivated for its edible white taproot. The plant has many leaves, deeply and finely lobed. The roots develop slowly until cool weather sets in, and then they mature quickly. Family Apiaceae/Umbelliferae; species Pastinaca sativa.

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parsnip See PASTINACA.

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences MICHAEL ALLABY

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