Feminine

pastinaca

Meaning

  1. (feminine) parsnip (plant or vegetable)
  2. (feminine) stingray

Concepts

Pastinaca sativa

Synonyms

Hyphenated as
pa‧sti‧nà‧ca
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pas.tiˈna.ka/
Etymology

From Latin pastinaca (“parsnip, carrot”), from pastinum (“two-pronged fork”); related to pastināre (“to dig up the ground”).

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