- pars·nip
- /ˈpɑɚsnəp/ noun, pl -nips [count, noncount]: a vegetable that is the long white root of a plant related to the carrot
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pars|nip — «PAHRS nihp», noun. 1. a plant having compound leaves, yellow flowers, and a long, tapering whitish root that in the cultivated variety is fleshy, sweet, and nutritious. It is a biennial plant which belongs to the parsley family and is native to… … Useful english dictionary
pars´nip|like´ — pars|nip «PAHRS nihp», noun. 1. a plant having compound leaves, yellow flowers, and a long, tapering whitish root that in the cultivated variety is fleshy, sweet, and nutritious. It is a biennial plant which belongs to the parsley family and is… … Useful english dictionary
pars — pars; pars·lied; pars·nip; pars·er; pars·ley; pars·leyed; … English syllables
nip — aph·a·nip·tera; cat·nip; con·nip·tion; cy·nip·i·dae; gal·li·nip·per; ge·nip; iso·nip·e·caine; ju·nip·er·us; ma·nip·u·la·bil·i·ty; ma·nip·u·la·ble; ma·nip·u·lan·dum; ma·nip·u·lar; ma·nip·u·lat·able; ma·nip·u·late; ma·nip·u·la·tion;… … English syllables
parsnip — pars·nip … English syllables
parsnip — pars•nip [[t]ˈpɑr snɪp[/t]] n. 1) pln a plant, Pastinaca sativa, of the parsley family, cultivated varieties of which have a large white edible root 2) pln the root of this plant • Etymology: 1350–1400; earlier pars(e) nep, pass(e) nep, ME pas(t) … From formal English to slang
parsnip — pars|nip [ˈpa:snıp US ˈpa:r ] n [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: pasnaie, from Latin pastinaca; influenced by neep turnip , from Old English nAp] a vegetable with a thick white or yellowish root … Dictionary of contemporary English
parsnip — pars|nip [ parsnıp ] noun count or uncount a long white hard vegetable that grows under the ground … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Cow parsnip — Parsnip Pars nip (p[aum]rs n[i^]p), n. [OE. parsnepe, from a French form, fr. L. pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up, pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque.] (Bot.) The aromatic and edible spindle shaped root of the cultivated… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cow parsnip — Cow pars nip ( n?p). (Bot.) A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus {Heracleum} ({Heracleum sphondylium} in England, and {Heracleum lanatum} in America). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
