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water parsnip
(encz) | water parsnip, n: |
Water parsnip
(gcide) | 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
form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous
plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the
plant itself.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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Water parsnip
(gcide) | Water parsnip \Wa"ter pars"nip\ (Bot.)
Any plant of the aquatic umbelliferous genus Sium,
poisonous herbs with pinnate or dissected leaves and small
white flowers.
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water parsnip
(wn) | water parsnip
n 1: stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh
water; northern United States and Asia [syn: {water
parsnip}, Sium suave] |
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