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Meanings of parsnip root in English

The long, pale, edible root of the Pastinaca sativa plant.

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        Examples for "parsnip"
        1
        The wild parsnip is also indigenous to the plains on the mountains.
        Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon
        2
        You can use parsnip puree, or celearic puree to replace the potato.
        Radio NZ
        3
        They are perfectly hardy, and, like the parsnip, the better for frosts.
        Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) / A Practical Guide to the ...
        4
        The Green Hen will offer a rabbit, truffle sponge and parsnip dish.
        The Irish Times
        5
        These tubes generally divide into prongs, like a parsnip, as they descend.
        Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26...
        Usage of parsnip root in English
        1
        As with leeks (which I discuss earlier in this chapter), you plant parsnip roots in spring and forget about them until fall.
        Vegetable gardening for dummies