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
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. 2012