rutabaga
Americannoun
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a brassicaceous plant, Brassica napobrassica, having a yellow- or white-fleshed, edible tuber.
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the edible tuber, a variety of turnip.
noun
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a Eurasian plant, Brassica napus (or B. napobrassica ), cultivated for its bulbous edible root, which is used as a vegetable and as cattle fodder: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
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the root of this plant
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Etymology
Origin of rutabaga
1790–1800, < Swedish (dial.) rotabagge
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Her latest work is entitled “Misunderstood Vegetables,” subtitled “How to Fall in Love with Sunchokes, Rutabaga, Eggplant, and More,” and it really is a book about love and understanding.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
Meanwhile, loathsome antagonists like Vanessa Gekko and Rutabaga Rabitowitz were revealed as the protagonists of their own stories.
From The Verge • Oct. 29, 2019
On the wall, a poster told me the 86th Annual Rutabaga Festival would be held in four weeks.
From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2019
Rutabaga, this time, is the best vegetable of all.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 29, 2019
The Rutabaga is a productive variety, and possesses a good deal of nutriment.
From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.
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