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• n  the whitish root of cultivated parsnip
• n  a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root
• n  whitish edible root; eaten cooked

• The ears which tasted like a bitter parsnip and had the texture of tempura capture the essence of Spain today: surprising, innovative, daring.
• On Kodiak Island the sites were covered with stinging nettles and wild parsnip; over burial sites elderberries were common.
• In a protectionist Europe, where everybody from parsnip growers to paving-stone makers was sheltered by tariffs, businessmen almost to a man fought the Common Market right up to .

• Pastinaca sativa

News & Articles

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• DNR warns of poison plants
  Wisconsin wildlife officials are warning people to be on the lookout for a couple of poisonous plants. Department of Natural Resources plant ecologists say poison hemlock and wild parsnip are becoming more common along roadsides. The sap from poison hemlock contains neurotoxins that can be absorbed through the skin; the story goes that Greek philosopher Socrates died after drinking poison ...
  June 16, 2013 - WISC-TV Madison
• Wisconsin DNR warns people to watch out for poison plants
  MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin wildlife officials are warning people to be on the lookout for a couple of poison plants. Department of Natural Resources plant ecologists say poison hemlock and wild parsnip are becoming more common along roadsides.
  June 16, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
• Wis. DNR warns of poison plants
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials are warning people to be on the lookout for a couple of poison plants. Department of Natural Resources plant ecologists say poison hemlock and wild parsnip are becoming more common along roadsides.
  June 16, 2013 - Washington Examiner