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parsnip Definition


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parsnip
noun
    1. A biennial plant widely grown for its thick fleshy edible tap root.
    2. The long thick root of this plant, which has creamy-white flesh with a sweet flavour, eaten as a vegetable.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin pastinacum, from pastinum dibble; probably affected by neep.



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