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1. Parsnip
   (Pastinaca) This plant is grown for its large, edible root. P. sativa, which was known to the ancient Romans and Greeks, is commonly known as the Parsnip. This tasty taproot may grow 32 inches in diameter and 10 to 18 inches in length. Long-stemmed, divided, dark green leaves arise from the root, gr...
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2. parsnip
   [n] - the whitish root of cultivated parsnip 2. [n] - a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root 3. [n] - whitish edible root
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3. parsnip
   a cold-weather root vegetable related to carrots.In fact,they look like ivory-colored carrots,but parsnips have a mild celery-like fragrance and a sweet,nutty flavor Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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4. Parsnip
   Pars'nip noun [ Middle English parsnepe , from a French form, from Latin pastinaca ; confer pastinare to dig up, pastinum a kind of dibble; confer Old French pastenade , pastenaque .] (Botany) The aroma...
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5. parsnip
   <botany> 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. Cow parsnip. See Cow parsnip. Meadow parsnip, the European cow parsnip. Poison parsnip, the wil...
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6. parsnip
   noun whitish edible root; eaten cooked
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7. parsnip
   Pastinaca sativa noun a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root
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8. Parsnip
   • (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.
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9. parsnip
   (species Pastinaca sativa), member of the parsley family (Apiaceae), cultivated since ancient times for its large, tapering, fleshy white root, ...
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10. Parsnip
    The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable related to the carrot. Parsnips resemble carrots, but are paler in colour than most carrots, and have a sweeter taste, especially when cooked. The buttery, slightly spicy, sweet flavor of cooked mature parsnips (often picked after the first frost) ...
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11. parsnip
    
    • a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root
    • whitish edible root; eaten cooked
    
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12. Parsnip
    Parsnip, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, rising in central British Columbia, Canada, and flowing northwest to join the Finlay River at Williston Lake and form the Peace River. Explored by Sir Alexander Mackenzie in 1793, it became, with the Peace River, an important fur-trade route.
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13. parsnip
    parsnip, garden plant (Pastinaca sativa) of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), native to the Old World. It has been cultivated since Roman times for its long, fleshy, edible root. Wine and beer have also been made from it. The wild form has become naturalized in North America, often proving a...
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14. Parsnip
    The parsnip (Peucedanum sativum) is a biennial plant of the family Umbelliferae, the tap root of which is eaten.
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15. parsnip
    Temperate biennial plant belonging to the carrot family, found in Europe and Asia, and cultivated for its tapering, creamy-white, aromatic root, which is much used as a winter vegetable. (Pastinaca sativa, family Umbelliferae.)
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