n. A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot.
n. The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A biennial plant, Peucedanum (Pastinaca) sativum, native through temperate Europe and part of Asia, and widely cultivated in gardens, thence again running wild.
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n. whitish edible root; eaten cooked
n. the whitish root of cultivated parsnip
n. a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root
Word Usage
"One thing I noted with the parsnip, is that it starts going brown on the outside before Christmas."