PARSNIP


Meaning of PARSNIP in English

n.1 a biennial umbelliferous plant, Pastinaca sativa, with yellow flowers and a large pale-yellow tapering root.

2 this root eaten as a vegetable.

Etymology: ME pas(se)nep (with assim. to nep turnip) f. OF pasnaie f. L pastinaca

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.