parsnip
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snɪp Origin:
1350–1400; earlier pars(e)nep, pass(e)nep, Middle English pas(t)nep(e) < Latin past(ināca) parsnip (derivative of pastinum forked dibble) + Middle English nep turnip; see neep
1350–1400; earlier pars(e)nep, pass(e)nep, Middle English pas(t)nep(e) < Latin past(ināca) parsnip (derivative of pastinum forked dibble) + Middle English nep turnip; see neep
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| —n | |
| 1. | a strong-scented umbelliferous plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated for its long whitish root |
| 2. | the root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable |
| 3. | any of several similar plants, esp the cow parsnip |
| [C14: from Old French pasnaie, from Latin pastināca, from pastināre to dig, from pastinum two-pronged tool for digging; also influenced by Middle English nepe | |
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Parsnip
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Word Origin & History
parsnip
16c., parsnepe, corruption (by influence of M.E. nepe "turnip") of M.E. passenep (late 14c.), from O.Fr. pasnaie, from L. pastinaca "parsnip, carrot," from pastinum "two-pronged fork" (related to pastinare "to dig up the ground") so called from the shape of the root. The parsnip was considered a kind
of turnip.
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Example sentences
The stem of cow parsnip lacks purple mottling and its surface is downy or fuzzy.
Fireweed and wild parsnip grow to five or six feet often mixed with salmonberry and rosebushes.
Cooks crush stray parsnip leaves between their fingernails and sniff the wistful fragrance of late autumn.
We loved the clever use of parsnip and potato peels as a crispy topping for this creamy mash.
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