Swedish turnip

noun

rutabaga.

Origin of Swedish turnip

1800-1810

First recorded in 1800-10; so called because introduced into Great Britain from Sweden

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The seeds are larger than those of the Ruta-baga, or Swedish turnip, but in other respects not distinguishable.

The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Fearing Burr
We see something of the same kind even in our domestic varieties, as in the thickened stems of the common and Swedish turnip.

On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Charles Darwin

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