I can suggest that the carrot and parsnip were probably different in the ancient world. There is a weird confusion around the Latin "pastinaca", given as "parsn

I can suggest that the carrot and parsnip were probably different in the ancient world. There is a weird confusion around the Latin "pastinaca", given as "parsnip" because in antiquity, the two vegetables looked similar (white/purple). Further, Latin doesn't seem to have a distinct word for "carrot" (with an attested usage, at any rate). Laser went extinct (I skimmed some of the article, so maybe that was mentioned). And, well, today, Roman artichokes are different than any I've ever had (I believe it is a varietal we sadly don't see in the USA).