parsnip
/ˈpɑːsnɪp/noun
1
- a long tapering cream-coloured root with a sweet flavour欧洲防风根; 欧洲萝卜根。
2
- the Eurasian plant of the parsley family which yields this root欧洲防风; 欧洲萝卜。
2.1
- Pastinaca sativa, family Umbelliferae.拉丁名Pastinaca sativa,伞形科。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French pasnaie, from Latin pastinaca （related to pastinare 'dig and trench the ground'）. The change in the ending was due to association with NEEP.