parsnip

名词 n.
/ˈpɑː.snɪp/    /ˈpɑɹ.snɪp/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot.
  2. The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.

词形变化

parsnips plural

词源

From 16th-century parsnepe, from Middle English passenep, a modification of Old French pasnaie by influence of Middle English nepe (“turnip”), from Latin pastināca (“parsnip, carrot”), from pastinum (“two-pronged fork”) as in pastināre (“to dig up the ground”).
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