Assertion: parsnip | /r/HasAspect | long history
Facets:
value: as a nutritious starch tuber
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Parsnips were used as a sweetener before the sugar beet industry was established during the 19th century, they have a long history and have grown in Europe since Roman times.
text: The parsnip, a root vegetable, had a long history as a nutritious starch tuber before the introduction of the potato from the New World.