Crossword clues for parsnip
parsnip
- Root for base rate cut
- Dad’s pin-up eating top of raw vegetable
- Almost separate, then trim, vegetable
- Edible root
- Stew veggie
- Root veggie
- Carrot kin
- Carrot's cousin
- ____ River, British Columbia
- Carrot relative
- White root vegetable
- Sunday roast veggie
- Root that's roasted and eaten
- Roast vegetable
- Plant with edible white root
- Oft-roasted root
- Celery relative
- Carrot's paler cousin
- B.C. river
- Carrot cousin
- Garden root
- Stew ingredient
- Member of the carrot family
- A strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root
- Whitish edible root
- Eaten cooked
- Biennial herb
- Carrot's kin
- Kind of swallowtail
- Root vegetable
- Vegetable: two, not one, a bargain
- Vegetable piece shortly cut
- Vegetable available in standard and bargain price
- Mostly trim and cut root vegetable
- Standard cut for root vegetable
- Spar pin (anag) — vegetable
- Norm to steal plant
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
16c., parsnepe, corruption (by influence of Middle English nepe "turnip;" see neep) of Middle English passenep (late 14c.), from Old French pasnaise "parsnip," also "male member" (Modern French panais), from Latin pastinaca "parsnip, carrot," from pastinum "two-pronged fork" (related to pastinare "to dig up the ground"); so called from the shape of the root. The parsnip was considered a kind of turnip.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A biennial plant, ''Pastinaca sativa'', related to the carrot. 2 The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.
WordNet
n. the whitish root of cultivated parsnip
a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root [syn: Pastinaca sativa]
whitish edible root; eaten cooked
Wikipedia
The parsnip ( Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable closely related to the carrot and parsley. It is a biennial plant usually grown as an annual. Its long, tuberous root has cream-colored skin and flesh; and left in the ground to mature, it becomes sweeter in flavor after winter frosts. In its first growing season, the plant has a rosette of pinnate, mid-green leaves. If unharvested, it produces its flowering stem, topped by an umbel of small yellow flowers, in its second growing season. By this time, the stem is woody and the tuber is inedible. The seeds are pale brown, flat, and winged.
The parsnip is native to Eurasia. It has been used as a vegetable since antiquity and was cultivated by the Romans, although some confusion exists in the literature of the time between parsnips and carrots. It was used as a sweetener before the arrival in Europe of cane sugar. It was introduced into the United States in the 19th century.
The parsnip is usually cooked, but can also be eaten raw. It is high in vitamins and minerals, especially potassium. It also contains antioxidants and both soluble and insoluble dietary fiber. It can be cultivated in deep, stone-free soils. It is attacked by the carrot fly and other insect pests, viruses, and fungal diseases, of which canker is the most serious. Handling the stems and foliage can cause a skin rash if the skin is exposed to sunlight after handling.
Usage examples of "parsnip".
Questor dispatched Parsnip to prepare dinner and Bunion to lay out a fresh set of clothing for Ben.
So long as there is a King of Landover, Bunion and Parsnip will stay on.
The kobolds, Bunion and Parsnip, trailed after, gnarled bodies skittering along, wizened monkey faces grinning doubtfully, all teeth and sharp angles.
He thought of the people of Landover, of the black unicorn, of his new friends Willow, Abernathy, Bunion, Parsnip, and, of course, Questor.
Bunion dropped by briefly and was off again, and Parsnip stayed in the kitchen.
Bunion and Parsnip were more than a match for the gnomes, Darkling or no, and Questor Thews ought to be able to use his own magic to counteract that of the demon if it should become necessary to do so.
They pulled into a stand of fir behind a low ridge while still hidden from view, dismounted, gave the horses over to Parsnip, sent Bunion on ahead to get into place, and began walking up the ridge.
The others rode after in a line, Ben leading, Willow and Questor following, Parsnip bringing up the rear on foot with the pack animals.
Bunion and Parsnip hunched down against the trunk of the old hickory, their gnarled bodies glistening wetly.
He assigned Parsnip to keep watch over them and arranged for breakfast to be delivered to their rooms.
Bunion and Parsnip were there to see him off, anxious that they be allowed to accompany him, distressed at his insistence on going alone.
Dip the slices of parsnip into the batter, then in bread crumbs and fry in boiling lard or drippings until a golden brown.
But he is bound to Sterling Silver in the same fashion as Parsnip and must always return.
Bunion and Parsnip ate in silence, and Questor and Abernathy exchanged only mild barbs on the eating habits of men and dogs.
Bunion and Parsnip still here at Sterling Silver when everyone else in the court is gone?