chirivía

Definitions of chirivía
  1. noun
    Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
    synonyms: aguzanieves, lavandera
  2. noun
    whitish edible root; eaten cooked
    synonyms: pastinaca
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    type of:
    tubérculo
    any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
  3. noun
    European biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivation
  4. noun
    the whitish root of cultivated parsnip
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    type of:
    raíz
    (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
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