Assertion: parsnip's root | /r/HasProperty | edible
Facets:
value: like carrots
type: OTHER
value: technically
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Parsnip, (species Pastinaca sativa), member of the parsley family (Apiaceae), cultivated since ancient times for its large, tapering, fleshy white root, which is edible and has a distinctive flavour.
text: The cream-colored roots and the leaves are edible.
text: But while the cream-colored roots are edible, the plant's sap is treacherous.
text: While the roots of wild parsnip are technically edible, their greens are toxic upon contact with human skin and cause burning and rashes, especially when exposed to sunlight.
text: The root is edible but the shoots and leaves should be handled with caution as their sap contains photo-sensitive chemicals (FURANOCOUMARINS) such as Xanthotoxin.
text: Some people develop a severe skin irritation from contact with the leaves of Wild parsnip, but the root of this plant is edible.
text: The roots of first year plants are edible.
text: and like carrots, the roots are edible.
text: In appearance there are slight differences between the wild and cultivated plants, both in the leaves and most notably in the size of the roots, but in fact the roots of Wild Parsnip, although smaller, are also edible.
text: The root of this plant is edible.
text: The parsnip is often cultivated in the temperate zone for its edible root, there are a number of named varieties.
text: Although wild parsnip has edible roots, it should be avoided because of the possibility of confusion with poison hemlock.