HyperDic: pastinaca_sativa

English > 1 sense of the expression Pastinaca sativa:
NOUNplantPastinaca sativa, parsnipa strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root
English > Pastinaca sativa: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root.
Synonymparsnip
Member ofPastinaca, genus PastinacaA rosid dicot genus of the family Umbelliferae
Narrowercultivated parsnipEuropean biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivation
wild parsnip, madnepbiennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishchirivía, pastinaca
Catalanxirivia

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