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
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Two birds on a stalk of Indian turnip.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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
Vegetation is very scanty; the Indian turnip, however, is common, as is also a species of cactus.
From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by William Henry Giles Kingston
The United States Dispensatory and other works on pharmacy ascribe the acridity of the Indian turnip to an acrid, extremely volatile principle insoluble in water, and alcohol, but soluble in ether.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various
The Indian turnip or Jack-in-the-Pulpit is an interesting plant and a curiosity to many who never ramble in the woods to see it in its native abode.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
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