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wild parsnip

DEFINITIONS OF: wild parsnip

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n 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

Synonyms:
madnep
Type of:
Pastinaca sativa, parsnip
a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root
weed
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
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