Noun: wild parsnip wI(-u)ld paa(r)s-nip
- Biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip
"Hikers were warned to avoid contact with wild parsnip due to its phototoxic sap";
- madnep
Derived forms: wild parsnips
Type of: parsnip, Pastinaca sativa, weed
Encyclopedia: Wild parsnip