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Swede vs Parsnip - What's the difference?

swede | parsnip |

As nouns the difference between swede and parsnip

is that swede is the fleshy yellow root of a variety of rape, Brassica napus, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable while parsnip is a biennial plant, species: Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot.

swede

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, British) The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rape, Brassica napus , resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
  • The plant from which this is obtained.
  • (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) The turnip.

    • Synonyms

    * (plant) rutabaga * (vegetable) rutabaga , neep (Scotland), yellow turnip (US), winter turnip

    Anagrams

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    parsnip

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A biennial plant, , related to the carrot.
  • The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.

    • Derived terms

    * cow parsnip * fine words butter no parsnips * giant cow parsnip * meadow parsnip * poison parsnip * water parsnip * wild parsnip

    External links

    * (wikipedia)

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