The Collaborative International Dictionary
wild parsnip
Madnep \Mad"nep\, n.
(Bot.) The masterwort ( Peucedanum Ostruthium), a tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant.
(Bot.) A biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip; called also wild parsnip.
WordNet
wild parsnip
n. biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip [syn: madnep]
Wikipedia
Wild parsnip
Wild parsnip is a common name for several plants and may refer to: __NOTOC__
- Wild parsnip ( Pastinaca sativa), is a Eurasian weed with edible root but toxic sap in the leaves and stems
- Garden angelica (wild celery)
- Giant hogweed ( Heracleum mantegazzianum), which is extremely toxic