Indian turnip

noun

1. the jack-in-the-pulpit.
2. its root.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Indian turnip¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

He appears to have lived chiefly on the Indian-turnip (Psoralea esculenta).

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Spadix and spathe of the Indian Turnip; the latter cut through below.

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That of Indian Turnip is formed one year and is consumed the next.

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