parsnip

noun (a parsnip, parsnips)

«parsnip» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A long, pale cream root vegetable, shaped like a carrot, with a sweet taste when cooked. tree →

In the lessons

In cooking: roast parsnips with Sunday dinner or Christmas dinner (UK, Ireland). In science/gardening: a root vegetable grown underground; frost makes it sweeter. Old saying: «Fine words butter no parsnips» (talk alone does not get things done).

Examples

We had roast parsnips with our chicken. tree →
A parsnip looks like a white carrot. tree →
Grandad grows parsnips in his allotment. tree →
Parsnips taste sweeter after a frost. tree →
Fine words butter no parsnips. tree →
Mum made parsnip soup. tree →
The gardener was near the gate, watering the dill and parsley, the carrots and parsnips. tree →

Note

Countable. Spelling: pars-nip. Trap: the wild parsnip plant's sap can burn skin in the sun — don't pick wild plants.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «parsnip» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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