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
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , probably from (due to round shape, as though turned on a lathe) + , from , from .
Cognate to ; see also .
Noun
- The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
- 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)