Parsnip
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, it becomes sweeter in flavor after winter frosts. in its first growing season, the plant has a rosette of pinnate, mid-green leaves. if unharvested, in its second growing season it produces a flowering stem topped by an umbel of small yellow flowers, later producing pale brown, flat, winged seeds. by this time, the stem has become woody and the tap root inedible. the parsnip is native to eurasia; it has been used...
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