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parsnip vs wild parsnip

wild parsnip vs parsnip

parsnip and wild parsnip both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
parsnip Yes No No No
wild parsnip Yes No No No
As nouns, wild parsnip is a hyponym of parsnip; that is, wild parsnip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than parsnip:
  • parsnip: a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root
  • wild parsnip: biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip
Other hyponyms of parsnip include cultivated parsnip, madnep.
parsnip (noun) wild parsnip (noun)
whitish edible root; eaten cooked biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip
a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root
the whitish root of cultivated parsnip
Difference between parsnip and wild parsnip

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