The Parsnip

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The parsnip, children, I repeat,

Is simply an anaemic beet.

Some people call the parsnip edible;

Myself, I find this claim incredible.

By Ogden Nash


parsnip  n. 1. A strong-scented plant (Pastinaca sativa) cultivated for its long, white, edible, fleshy root. 2. The root of this plant.

beet n. 1. A biennial Eurasian plant (Beta vulgaris) grown as a crop plant for the edible roots and leaves. 2. The swollen root of this plant eaten as a vegetable, typically having reddish flesh. 


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