parsnip

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a cultivated biennial plant related to the carrot, or its long, pale, sweet-tasting edible root

   She roasted the parsnip with carrots, thyme, and a little honey.

From Middle English passenep and Old French pasnaie, ultimately Latin pastinaca, 'parsnip or carrot.' The ending was reshaped under the influence of Middle English nepe, 'turnip,' producing the modern form.

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