Indian turnip
Americannoun
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the jack-in-the-pulpit.
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its root.
Etymology
Origin of Indian turnip
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Two birds on a stalk of Indian turnip.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
One might as well eat an Indian turnip as this species.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
For example, the Indian turnip and its close allies do not give the immediate taste or effect that follows a similar testing of the onion or horse-radish.
From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous
In this report he expressed the opinion that the acridity of the Indian turnip was due to the presence of these crystals or raphides.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various
Belonging to the same family as the Calla lily and Indian turnip, the shape of its flower becomes at once familiar to anyone who observes it.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
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