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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: pasnaie, from Latin pastinaca; influenced by neep 'turnip', from Old English næp

parsnip

 noun
     
Related topics: Food Dish, Plants
pars‧nip [uncountable and countable]
DFFHBP a vegetable with a thick white or yellowish root
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