pars‧nip /ˈpɑːsnɪp $ ˈpɑːr-/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: pasnaie, from Latin pastinaca; influenced by neep 'turnip', from Old English næp]
a vegetable with a thick white or yellowish root
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