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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pars·nip n.  Bot. The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the plant itself.
 Cow parsnip. See Cow parsnip.
 Meadow parsnip, the European cow parsnip.
 Poison parsnip, the wild stock of the parsnip.
 Water parsnip, any plant of the umbelliferous genus Sium, the species of which are poisonous.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Wa·ter pars·nip Bot. Any plant of the aquatic umbelliferous genus Sium, poisonous herbs with pinnate or dissected leaves and small white flowers.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 water parsnip
      n : stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh
          water; northern United States and Asia [syn: Sium suave]