Definition of "parsnip" [pars•nip]

• A strong-scented plant (Pastinaca sativa) cultivated for its long, white, edible, fleshy root. (noun)
• The root of this plant. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "One thing I noted with the parsnip, is that it starts going brown on the outside before Christmas."
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• "The water-parsnip, which is poisonous, is said to be sometimes gathered for watercress; but the palate must be dull, one would think, to eat it, and the smell is a sure test."