water parsnip

noun

Any plant of the genus Sium, as the skirret.

Similar
Sium suave
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Meanings

nounwater parsnip (plural water parsnips)

plural water parsnips · alternative water-parsnip · alternative waterparsnip

  1. Any plant of the genus Sium, as the skirret.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounstout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; northern United States and Asia

Similar
Sium suave
Broader
marsh plantbog plantswamp plant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek σίον
  • σίον (síon)Sium gen. et spp.
Arabic قُرَّة
  • قُرَّة (qurra)Sium gen. et spp.
Danish bredbladet mærke
  • bredbladet mærkeSium gen. et spp.
Dutch merk
  • merkSium gen. et spp.
Finnish sorsanputki
  • sorsanputkiSium gen. et spp.
French berle
  • berleSium gen. et spp.
German Merk, Berle
  • MerkSium gen. et spp.
  • BerleSium gen. et spp.
Irish meacan uisce
  • meacan uisceSium gen. et spp.
Latin sium, berula
  • siumSium gen. et spp.
  • berulaSium gen. et spp.
  • berolaSium gen. et spp.
Norwegian merke
  • merkeSium gen. et spp.
Polish marek
  • marekSium gen. et spp.
Russian поруче́йник
  • поруче́йник (poručéjnik)Sium gen. et spp.
Scottish Gaelic biolaire
  • biolaireSium gen. et spp.
Swedish märke
  • märkeSium gen. et spp.
Vietnamese cần
  • cầnSium gen. et spp.
Welsh pannas y dŵr
  • pannas y dŵrSium gen. et spp.
Cite this entry
APA

water parsnip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20parsnip

MLA

“water parsnip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20parsnip. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water parsnip,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20parsnip.

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