Turnip
WordNet

noun


(1)   Root of any of several members of the mustard family
(2)   Widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
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Etymology


From , probably from (due to round shape, as though turned on a lathe) + , from , from .

Cognate to ; see also .

Noun



  1. The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
  2. The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus.

Synonyms


Brassica rapa
  • summer turnip
  • swede (Ireland, Northern England, Scotland)
  • tumshie (Scotland)
  • white turnip (Cornwall, Scotland)
 
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