NOUN | plant | wild parsnip, madnep | biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonym | madnep | |
Broader | parsnip, Pastinaca sativa | A strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root |
weed | Any plant that crowds out cultivated plants |
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