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CULTIVATED PARSNIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cultivated parsnip mean? 

CULTIVATED PARSNIP (noun)
  The noun CULTIVATED PARSNIP has 1 sense:

1. European biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivationplay

  Familiarity information: CULTIVATED PARSNIP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CULTIVATED PARSNIP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("cultivated parsnip" is a kind of...):

parsnip; Pastinaca sativa (a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root)

Meronyms (parts of "cultivated parsnip"):

parsnip (whitish edible root; eaten cooked)

parsnip (the whitish root of cultivated parsnip)


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