Rare term for the root vegetable parsnip (Pastinaca sativa). The more common Japanese word is パースニップ.
See also: パースニップ
Amerika-bōfū is a root vegetable also called parsnip.
Katakana spelling, reflecting the loanword nature of アメリカ and the plant name. Common in everyday contexts.
Compound of アメリカ (America) and 防風 (bōfū, a plant name for Saposhnikovia divaricata, used in traditional medicine). The name likely arose because the parsnip was introduced from the West and its leaves resemble those of 防風.