parsnip

Other forms of parsnip

plural

parsnips·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about parsnip

What does parsnip mean?

parsnip means "the whitish root of cultivated parsnip". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in parsnip?

parsnip has 2 syllables: par-snip. The stress falls on "par".

What is another word for parsnip?

Close synonyms include Pastinaca sativa. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is parsnip a common word?

parsnip is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.