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Ceviche. Peruvian ceviche (sebiche). Raw seafood dish with lime, cilantro, peppers, plantains. Cuisine, food
A World of Food Quiz
Chef tossing vegetables in a frying pan over a burner (skillet, food).
What’s on the Menu? Vocabulary Quiz
Red and yellow cherry tomatoes, some forming a question mark, against a light blue background. (organic, fruits, vegetables)
Fruit or Vegetable? A Quiz
Grains and spices in bags, India. (Indian, vendor, market, food)
Ultimate Foodie Quiz
Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap
Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous
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curly kale. Kale or borecole (Brassica oleracea Acephala Group) a loose leafed, edible plant derived from the cabbage. vegetable
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Anemone coronaria, the poppy anemone, Spanish marigold, or windflower, is a species of flowering plant.
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Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics
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Coriander leaves, fresh green cilantro on wooden background, herbs
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Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and autodidact.
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Four year old boy with grandfather and father lighting Hanukkah menorah. Photo taken on: December 21st, 2009
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Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England
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Saint Lucia Day. Young girl wears Lucia crown (tinsel halo) with candles. Holds Saint Lucia Day currant laced saffron buns (lussekatter or Lucia's cats). Observed December 13 honor virgin martyr Santa Lucia (St. Lucy). Luciadagen, Christmas, Sweden
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parsnip: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Review of Pharmacological Properties and Chemical Constituents of Pastinaca sativa. Nov 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Hamilton College - Parsnips. Oct 07, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Minnesota Extension - Growing carrots and parsnips in home gardens. Jun 25, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Saskatchewan - College of Agriculture and Bioresources - Parsnips. Jun 07, 2024
Add new Web site: North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox - Pastinaca sativa. Apr 27, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Review of Pharmacological Properties and Chemical Constituents of Pastinaca sativa. Mar 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - Parsnip Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits. Feb 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Utah State University - Yard and Garden Extension - How to grow Parsnips in your garden. Dec 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Michigan State University Extension - Parsnips: A vegetable from antiquity. Nov 01, 2023
Add new Web site: The Spruce Eats - What Are Parsnips? Sep 18, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Arkansas System - Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension - Parsnip. Jul 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Go Botany - Pastinaca sativa. Jun 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Healthline - 6 Nutrition and Health Benefits of Parsnips. Apr 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Pennsylvania State University - PlantVillage - Parsnip. Feb 24, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - Parsnip: Health Benefits, Nutrition, and Uses. Jan 12, 2023
Media added. Jan 26, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Parsnip. Feb 05, 2009
Added new Web site: Environmental Education For Kids - Alien Profile: Wild Parsnip. Jun 24, 2008
Added new Web site: Watch Your Garden Grow - Parsnip. Jun 08, 2006
Added new Web site: Watch Your Garden Grow - Parsnip. Jun 08, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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