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Word: Parsnip
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French pasnaie, from Latin pastinaca (related to pastinare ‘dig and trench the ground’). The change in the ending was due to association with neep
ˈpɑːsnɪp
a long tapering cream-coloured root vegetable with a sweet flavour
Short Definition:long tapering cream-coloured root vegetable with sweet flavour
Examples:- roasted parsnips
- a puree of celeriac and parsnip
- parsnip wine
the Eurasian plant of the parsley family which yields parsnips.
Short Definition:Eurasian plant of parsley family which yields parsnips
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