PARSNIP


Meaning of PARSNIP in English

/pahr"snip/ , n.

1. a plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated varieties of which have a large, whitish, edible root.

2. the root of this plant.

[ 1350-1400; earlier pars ( e ) nep, pass ( e ) nep, ME pas ( t ) nep ( e ) past ( inaca ) parsnip (deriv. of pastinum forked dibble) + ME nep turnip; see NEEP ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .