A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot.
The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.
Origin
From 16th-century parsnepe, from Middle English passenep, a corruption of Old French pasnaie by influence of Middle English nepe, from Latin pastināca, from pastinum as in pastinō.
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