Pastinaca
| Pastinaca | |
|---|---|
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| A selection of parsnips | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: |
Pastinaca L. |
| Species | |
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14, see text. |
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14, see text.
Pastinaca (parsnips) is a genus of flowering plant in the Apiaceae, comprising 14 species. The economically most important member of the genus is Pastinaca sativa, the parsnip.
‘Pastinaca’ means ‘Earth-food’, or ‘from a trench in the earth’, and is derived from the word ‘pastinare’, meaning ‘to dig’.
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