DCHP-1 Online
wild parsnip 
1 Obs. a wild plant, Heracleum lanatum.
See also: cow parsnip
- 1793 (1925) Sir Alexander Mackenzie . . . frequently alludes to this plant under the name of "Wild Parsnip". . . . "The Wild Parsnip, which luxuriates on the borders of the lakes and rivers, is a favourite food of the natives."
2 the poisonous water hemlock, Cicuta maculata.
- 1829 On Saturday, John . . . died from the effects of eating a poisonous root called the wild parsnip.
- 1884 Fifteen children of the Blackfeet were poisoned by eating wild parsnips and four of them died from the effects of the same.
- 1932 Frequently the poison is described further as being "wild-parsnip," "cowbane," "water parsnip," "wild carrot," or "wild parsley."
- 1793 (1925) Sir Alexander Mackenzie . . . frequently alludes to this plant under the name of "Wild Parsnip". . . . "The Wild Parsnip, which luxuriates on the borders of the lakes and rivers, is a favourite food of the natives."