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Vinony

parsnip

noun

  1. species of plant, source of parsnip root vegetable
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɑɹ.snɪp/ / /ˈpɑː.snɪp/

noun

Etymology: From 16th-century parsnepe, from Middle English passenep, a modification of Old French pasnaie by influence of Middle English nepe (“turnip”), from Latin pastināca (“parsnip, carrot”), from pastinum (“two-pronged fork”) as in pastināre (“to dig up the ground”).

  1. A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot.
  2. The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.