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Meanings of madnep in English

Biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip.

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Examples for "wild parsnip"
1
The wild parsnip is also indigenous to the plains on the mountains.
Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon
2
A mess of wild parsnips and pepper, for example, will actually do you good.
Travels in Alaska
3
The seeds of the wild Parsnip (quite a common plant) are aromatic, and are kept by druggists.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
4
From the mashed roots of the wild Parsnip in some parts of Ireland, when boiled with hops, the peasants brew a beer.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
5
Audio Photo: Peter Langlands Wild Capture Foraging 7:12 Foraging for Food in New Zealand Seaweed, mushrooms, wild parsnips and watercress.
Radio NZ