pastinaak

Definitions of pastinaak
  1. noun
    whitish edible root; eaten cooked
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    type of:
    wortelgewas
    any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
  2. noun
    the whitish root of cultivated parsnip
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    type of:
    wortel, worteltje
    (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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