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The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable closely related to carrot and parsley, all belonging to the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is a biennial plant usually grown as an annual . Its long taproot has cream-colored skin and flesh, and, left in the ground to mature, becomes sweeter in flavor after winter frosts .
The etymology of the generic name Pastinaca is not known with certainty. The name may be derived from the Latin word pastino (or pastinare), meaning "to prepare the ground for planting of the vine" (or more simply, "to dig") or the Latin word pastus, meaning "food", liberally translated as "Earth-food".
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Pasternak or Pasternack (Cyrillic: Пастернак, Russian pronunciation: [pəstʲɪrˈnak], Hungarian: paszternák), means parsnip, Pastinaca sativa, in Polish ...
H. mantegazzianum is also known as cartwheel-flower, [3] [4] [5] giant cow parsley, [6] giant cow parsnip, [7] or hogsbane. In New Zealand, it is also sometimes called wild parsnip (not to be confused with Pastinaca sativa ) or wild rhubarb .
Heracleum sphondylium, commonly known as hogweed or common hogweed, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, which includes fennel, cow parsley, ground elder and giant hogweed.
Sium suave, the water parsnip or hemlock waterparsnip, is a perennial wildflower in the family Apiaceae.It is native to many areas of both Asia and North America. The common name water parsnip is due to its similarity to parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) and its wetland habitat.