turnip-rooted parsley
- noun
- UK
:
perejil de raíz
- The chef recommended roasting turnip-rooted parsley with olive oil and herbs.
Examples
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She used turnip-rooted parsley in the soup for an earthy, mild flavor.
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At the farmers' market, I found a bunch of fresh turnip-rooted parsley for tonight's dinner.
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I love cooking with turnip-rooted parsley.
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Have you tried turnip-rooted parsley in your dishes?
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At the farmers' market, I found a bunch of fresh turnip-rooted parsley for tonight's dinner.
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She used turnip-rooted parsley in the soup for an earthy, mild flavor.
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The chef recommended roasting turnip-rooted parsley with olive oil and herbs.
Synonyms
A plant with smooth leaves and a large white root used as a vegetable
A parsley plant with smooth leaves and a thick edible root
A white root vegetable like a carrot that you eat raw or cooked
Surface Forms
Morphology
turnip-rooted + parsley
The phrase is compositionally built: 'turnip-rooted' indicates having a root like a turnip and 'parsley' names the herb, so the whole denotes parsley with a turnip-like root. This adjective+noun formation follows regular English compounding patterns and is predictable for a B1 learner who knows the constituent words, even if the exact compound is rare.
Etymology
The noun turnip-rooted parsley comes from how the plant looks: it has a large white root like a turnip and leaves like parsley. So the name tells you it is 'a parsley-family plant with a big edible white root'.
