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The Learning Kingdom's Cool Word of the Day for May 4, 1999
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parsnip [n. PAR-snip]
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A parsnip is a strongly scented plant (Pastinaca sativa) whose long,
fleshy, white root is edible. The root, also known as a parsnip, is
one of the most nutritious vegetables.
The name of this vegetable started out as the name of the tool used to
harvest it. The ancient Romans used a two-pronged dibble (pointed
digging tool) called a pastinum to dig parsnips and carrots out of the
ground. Their collective word for both kinds of vegetables was
pastinaca.
In Old French, the word was pasnaie, and it applied only to parsnips.
When the word moved into English, the ending changed to -nip by
association with a similar-looking but unrelated vegetable, the
turnip.
What can you do with parsnips? Some ideas:
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/p/parsni12.html
http://soar.berkeley.edu/recipes/vegetables/parsnips/
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