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Meanings of wild parsnip 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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        Usage of wild parsnip in English
        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
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