Water Parsnip (Noun)
Meaning
Stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; northern United States and Asia.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Water parsnip is a type of aquatic plant commonly found in the northern United States and parts of Asia.
- The naturalist pointed out the water parsnip to an excited group of elementary students on a boat tour of a nearby lake.
- Both Asia and the northern United States are known for hosting native populations of the water parsnip in shallow freshwater habitats.
- Water parsnip features stout white flowers in mid to late summer and often grows near the surface of a lake or river.
- In the shallow waters of a serene forest lake, the sun glistened across several water parsnip flowers blooming together.