parsnip
n. சமையலுக்குப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் இள மஞ்சள் நிறக் கிழங்கு, சமையலுக்குரிய இளமஞ்சட் கிழங்கினையும் மஞ்சள் நிற மலர்களையுடைய செடிவகை.
Pars"nip, n. Etym: [OE. parsnepe, from a French form, fr. L. pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up, pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque.] (Bot.) Defn: The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the plant itself. Cow parsnip. See Cow parsnip. -- Meadow parsnip, the European cow parsnip. -- Poison parsnip, the wild stock of the parsnip. -- Water parsnip, any plant of the umbelliferous genus Sium, the species of which are poisonous.